Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
trocar .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Surg.) See
trocar .
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- noun surgery Alternative form of
trocar .
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Examples
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Once the epidural has taken effect, her abdomen is prepped with an antibacterial solution and a trochar is placed into the amniotic space to allow the introduction of instruments, such as a small camera (fetoscope) and a coagulation device into the amniotic cavity.
Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion Sequence and Bipolar Cord 2010
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For my delivery from this I well knew I must be again obliged to the trochar; and that if the tar-water did me any good at all it must be only by the slowest degrees; and that if it should ever get the better of my distemper it must be by the tedious operation of undermining, and not by a sudden attack and storm.
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May, my belly became again ripe for the trochar, and I was a third time tapped; upon which, two very favorable symptoms appeared.
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If not available, a large trochar and long catheter perforated at one end (at least 14G), can be used.
Chapter 7 1989
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· Remove the stylette and cover the end of the trochar with a finger.
Chapter 5 1989
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Attach a drainage tube and container to the trochar, do not remove more than 1 liter per episode.
Chapter 5 1989
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· ATTENTION: during the few seconds when air can enter through the trochar, ask the patient to stop breathing in order to prevent air entry.
Chapter 5 1989
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When effusion takes place, it is necessary to puncture the sides with a trochar, and draw away the fluid, giving internally one of the following purges three times a day: rosin, eight ounces; saltpetre, two ounces, mix, and divide into eight powders.
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For this purpose, the trochar -- an instrument specially adapted -- should be used; but, in the absence of an instrument, an ordinary pocket-knife may be employed, taking care not to make a large opening.
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A larger opening than is produced by means of an exploratory trochar may be made into a joint cavity, causing escape of synovia as it is secreted for days and even for weeks and no serious or permanent trouble is experienced in some cases.
Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix
emperornorton commented on the word trochar
A device used to remove intestinal gas from livestock or corpses.
January 5, 2009