About The Word Trephine
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Trephine
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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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