About The Word Trepan
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Trepan
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What's The Definition Of Trepan?
[n] a drill for cutting circular holes around a center
[n] a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull [v] cut a hole with a trepan; in surgery Synonyms | Synonyms for Trepan: trephine Related Terms | Find terms related to Trepan: See Also | bore | drill | drill | surgical instrument Trepan In Webster's Dictionary \Tre*pan"\, n. [F. tr['e]pan (cf. Sp. tr['e]pano, It.
trepano, trapano), LL. trepanum, fr. Gr. ? a borer, auger,
trepan, fr. ? to bore, ? a hole. Cf. {Trephine}.]
1. (Surg.) A crown-saw or cylindrical saw for perforating the
skull, turned, when used, like a bit or gimlet. See
{Trephine}.
2. (Mining) A kind of broad chisel for sinking shafts.
\Tre*pan"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Trepanned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trepanning}.] [Cf. F. tr['e]paner. See {Trepan} a saw.] (Surg.) To perforate (the skull) with a trepan, so as to remove a portion of the bone, and thus relieve the brain from pressure or irritation; to perform an operation with the trepan. \Tre*pan"\, n. [See {Trapan}.] 1. A snare; a trapan. Snares and trepans that common life lays in its way. --South. 2. a deceiver; a cheat. He had been from the beginning a spy and a trepan. --Macaulay. \Tre*pan"\, v. t. To insnare; to trap; to trapan. Guards even of a dozen men were silently trepanned from their stations. --De Quincey. |
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