trepanationn.
/trɛpəˈneɪʃən/ The operation of trepanning; perforation of a bone, esp. of the skull, by a trepan.
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terebrationc1400
trepanationc1400
trepanning1670
scalping1739
trephining1862
trephination1874
mastoidectomy1898
trephine1958
c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 126 & þese, in as myche as touchinge trepanacioun, worchiþ best.
1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 56 b/2 Opinione of Avicenna touchinge trepanatione.
1882 Athenæum 16 Dec. 817/2 Numerous cases of surgical and posthumous trepanation.
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