Definition of trochar. Meaning of trochar. Synonyms of trochar

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Definition of trochar

Trochar
Trochar Tro"char, n. (Surg.) See Trocar.
trochar
Trocar Tro"car, n. [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.]

Meaning of trochar from wikipedia

- A trocar (or trochar) is a medical or veterinary device used in minimally invasive surgery. Trocars are typically made up of an awl (which may be metal...
- Norplant Laparoscopic instruments for tubal sterilization •Veress needle •Trochar •Cannula •Hysteroscope •Telescope •Coagulators •Graspers •Scissors Spatula...
- p****age into the maxillary sinus through the nose made by the harpoon trochar; dilate and smoothen the antrostomy opening Freer's double-ended mucoperichondrium...
- typical operative technique involves 4-5 incisions made in the abdomen. Trochars are introduced to gain access to the peritoneal cavity and serve as ports...
- Observations on the Venereal Disease, London, 1779 Account of an Elastic Trochar, Constructed on a New Principle, for Tapping the Hydrocele, or Watery Rupture...
- articulating instruments and access ports eliminate the need to place trochars externally for triangulation, thus allowing the creation of a small, solitary...