noun
- sharp-pointed surgical instruments used to puncture body cavities or withdraw fluids
Usage: medical; plural form of trocar
Examples
- The surgeon inserted trocars into the patient’s abdomen for the laparoscopic procedure.
- Medical students practiced using trocars on training models.
- The emergency room kept sterile trocars ready for urgent procedures.
- Different sizes of trocars are used depending on the specific surgical technique.
- The physician carefully positioned the trocars before beginning the minimally invasive surgery.
- Disposable trocars have largely replaced reusable ones in modern hospitals.