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trephine

trep·hine

UK/tɹɪˈfaɪn/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

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

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verb

1.

operate on with a trephine

Origin

Borrowed from French tréphine, from Latin trepanum, from Ancient Greek τρύπανον (trúpanon, “auger, borer”). Doublet of trepan.

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