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trephine
[ trih-fahyn, -feen ]
noun
- a small circular saw with a center pin mounted on a strong hollow metal shaft to which is attached a transverse handle: used in surgery to remove circular disks of bone from the skull.
verb (used with object)
, tre·phined, tre·phin·ing.
- to operate upon with a trephine.
trephine
/ trɪˈfiːn; ˌtrɛfɪˈneɪʃən /
noun
- a surgical sawlike instrument for removing circular sections of bone, esp from the skull
verb
- tr to remove a circular section of bone from (esp the skull)
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Derived Forms
- trephination, noun
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Other Words From
- treph·i·na·tion [tref-, uh, -, ney, -sh, uh, n], noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of trephine1
C17: from French tréphine , from obsolete English trefine trepan 1, allegedly from Latin trēs fīnēs literally: three ends; influenced also by English trepane trepan 1
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Example Sentences
He opposed violently the prevalent abuse of the trephine, and was also a champion of healing by first intention.
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The galvano-cautery, trephine, and spokeshave should be avoided.
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Their removal may also be satisfactorily effected with a minute cutaneous trephine.
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Celsus graphically describes the trephine and the method of its application.
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The trephine used should be three-quarters of an inch to one inch in diameter according as the patient is a child or an adult.
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