variants
or less commonly trochar
: a sharp-pointed surgical instrument fitted with a cannula and used especially to insert the cannula into a body cavity as a drainage outlet
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This is performed using a needle called a trocar while the patient is lying on their stomach.
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Smita Patel, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
Torres then uses the trocar to flood the abdomen with embalming fluids, before sealing the body once again.
—Eleanor Cummins, Popular Mechanics, 22 Feb. 2023
To stop the body from swelling, Torres makes a small incision near the belly button and inserts a 2-foot-long hollow device called a trocar.
—Eleanor Cummins, Popular Mechanics, 22 Feb. 2023
The funeral director then removes excess fluids and gases from the abdominal and thoracic cavities using an instrument called a trocar.
—Mark Evely, The Conversation, 15 Sep. 2020
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Smita Patel, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
Torres then uses the trocar to flood the abdomen with embalming fluids, before sealing the body once again.
—Eleanor Cummins, Popular Mechanics, 22 Feb. 2023
To stop the body from swelling, Torres makes a small incision near the belly button and inserts a 2-foot-long hollow device called a trocar.
—Eleanor Cummins, Popular Mechanics, 22 Feb. 2023
The funeral director then removes excess fluids and gases from the abdominal and thoracic cavities using an instrument called a trocar.
—Mark Evely, The Conversation, 15 Sep. 2020
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“Trocar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trocar. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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trocar
noun
tro·car
variants
also trochar
: a sharp-pointed surgical instrument fitted with a cannula and used especially to insert the cannula into a body cavity as a drainage outlet
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