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Meaning of trocar | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈtɹəʊkɑː(ɹ)/

Definitions

A pointed hollow cylindrical device used to make small incisions and surgically insert cannulas, etc., into body cavities, or to aspirate fluids.

Equivalents

Deutsch Trokar
Español trocar
Français trocart
Português trocarte

Examples

“He wheeled his first patient over to the operating room […] and began pulling out the marrow, plunging a steel trocar repeatedly into the hip and drawing out the cells.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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