Trocar

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.]


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