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Trephine

Trephine Meaning & Definition
Trephine Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Trephine?

[n] a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull
[v] operate on with a trephine

Synonyms | Synonyms for Trephine: trepan

Related Terms | Find terms related to Trephine:

See Also | operate | operate on | surgical instrument

Trephine In Webster's Dictionary

\Tre*phine"\ (?; 277), n. [A dim. of 1st trepan: cf. F. tr['e]phine.] (Surg.) An instrument for trepanning, being an improvement on the trepan. It is a circular or cylindrical saw, with a handle like that of a gimlet, and a little sharp perforator called the center pin.
\Tre*phine"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trephined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trephining}.] To perforate with a trephine; to trepan.

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