Associations to the word «Trephine»

Wiktionary

TREPHINE, noun. (medicine) A surgical instrument used to remove a circular section of bone from the skull; a trepan.
TREPHINE, verb. To use a trephine during surgery.

Dictionary definition

TREPHINE, noun. A surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull.
TREPHINE, verb. Operate on with a trephine.

Wise words

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