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Trocar
Tro′car
,Noun.
[F.
trocart
(or trois-quarts
, i. e., three quarters); trois
three (L. tres
) + carre
the side of a sword blade; – so called from its triangular point.] (Surg.)
A stylet, usually with a triangular point, used for exploring tissues or for inserting drainage tubes, as in dropsy.
[Written also
trochar
.] Webster 1828 Edition
Trocar
TRO'CAR
,Noun.
Definition 2024
trocar
trocar
See also: troçar
English
Noun
trocar (plural trocars)
- A pointed hollow cylindrical device used to make small incisions and surgically insert cannulas, etc., into body cavities, or to aspirate fluids.
Translations
medical instrument
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Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese trocar, of uncertain origin. Compare Spanish trocar and French troquer.
Pronunciation
Verb
trocar (first-person singular present indicative troco, past participle trocado)
- to change, exchange
- First-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of trocar
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) personal infinitive of trocar
- First-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of trocar
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) future subjunctive of trocar
Quotations
For usage examples of this term, see Citations:trocar.
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb trocar
Related terms
Descendants
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin trocare. Cognate to English truck.
Verb
trocar (first-person singular present trueco, first-person singular preterite troqué, past participle trocado)
- to barter
Conjugation
- Rule: o becomes ue in stressed syllables; c becomes qu before e.
| infinitive | trocar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | trocando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | trocado | trocada | |||||
| plural | trocados | trocadas | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes |
|
| present | trueco | truecastú trocásvos |
trueca | trocamos | trocáis | truecan | |
| imperfect | trocaba | trocabas | trocaba | trocábamos | trocabais | trocaban | |
| preterite | troqué | trocaste | trocó | trocamos | trocasteis | trocaron | |
| future | trocaré | trocarás | trocará | trocaremos | trocaréis | trocarán | |
| conditional | trocaría | trocarías | trocaría | trocaríamos | trocaríais | trocarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes |
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| present | trueque | trueques | trueque | troquemos | troquéis | truequen | |
| imperfect (ra) |
trocara | trocaras | trocara | trocáramos | trocarais | trocaran | |
| imperfect (se) |
trocase | trocases | trocase | trocásemos | trocaseis | trocasen | |
| future | trocare | trocares | trocare | trocáremos | trocareis | trocaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
| affirmative | truecatú trocávos |
trueque | troquemos | trocad | truequen | ||
| negative | no trueques | no trueque | no troquemos | no troquéis | no truequen | ||
Other verbs with this conjugation:
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Spanish_verbs_ending_in_-ar_(conjugation_-car_(o-ue))'>Spanish verbs ending in -ar (conjugation -car (o-ue))</a>