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Trocar

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A sharply pointed shaft, usually with a three-sided point.

A trocar may be used within a cannula, a hollow tube, designed to be inserted into a vein, artery, bone marrow or body cavity.

The word trocar is derived from the French 'trois' (three) + 'carre' (side)

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