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Trephine - What does it mean?

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trephine

English

Noun

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

    • Synonyms

    * trepan (obsolete)

    Verb

  • To use a trephine during surgery.
  • * 1897 , (Bram Stoker), (Dracula) , Chapter 21
  • *:"We shall wait," said Van Helsing, "just long enough to fix the best spot for trephining , so that we may most quickly and perfectly remove the blood clot, for it is evident that the haemorrhage is increasing."

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    Not English

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