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Definition of Trephine

1. Verb. Operate on with a trephine.

2. Noun. A surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull.

Definition of Trephine

1. n. 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.

2. v. t. To perforate with a trephine; to trepan.

Definition of Trephine

1. Noun. (medicine) A surgical instrument used to remove a circular section of bone from the skull; a trepan. ¹

2. Verb. To use a trephine during surgery. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Trephine

1. to operate on with a surgical saw [v -PHINED, -PHINING, -PHINES]

Medical Definition of Trephine

1. 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. Origin: A dim. Of 1st trepan: cf. F. Trephine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trephine

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