Narcissists believe their personality and appearance is superior to others. Symptoms of narcissism include focusing only on one's self, lacking guilt and an inability to empathize. Narcissistic people tend to be vain. A marriage being undermined by narcissism might benefit from therapy.
Trocar: 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). Last Editorial Review: 6/9/2016.
abdominal paracentesis insertion of a trocar through a small incision and into the peritoneal cavity to remove ascitic fluids or inject a therapeutic agent. This is most often done to remove excess fluid in a patient with cirrhosis of the liver. Called also abdominocentesis and peritoneocentesis.