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trepan

tre·pan

UK/tɹɪˈpæn/ US/tɹəˈpæn/ uncommon
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull

Synonyms
2.

verb

1.

cut a hole with a trepan, as in surgery

Origin

Borrowed into Middle English from Old French trepan, from Latin trepanum, from Ancient Greek τρύπανον (trúpanon, “auger, borer”). Doublet of trephine.

Phrases

  • hole saw

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