trephine

[ trih-fahyn, -feen ]

/ trɪˈfaɪn, -ˈfin /

Surgery

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noun

a small circular saw with a center pin mounted on a strong hollow metal shaft to which is attached a transverse handle: used in surgery to remove circular disks of bone from the skull.

verb (used with object), tre·phined, tre·phin·ing.

to operate upon with a trephine.

Origin of trephine

1620–30; spelling variant of trefine, originally trafine, blend of trapan (variant of trepan¹) and Latin phrase trēs fīnēs three ends (the inventor's explanation)

OTHER WORDS FROM trephine

treph·i·na·tion

[tref-uh-ney-shuhn], /ˌtrɛf əˈneɪ ʃən/, noun

Words nearby trephine

Trento, Trenton, trepan, trepang, trephination, trephine, trepid, trepidant, trepidatio cordis, trepidation, treponema

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Example sentences from the Web for trephine

Briefly, the instrument consists of a brass tube, which is screwed into a round hole made in the skull with a trephine.
Sleep and Its Derangements|William A. Hammond
The trephine used should be three-quarters of an inch to one inch in diameter according as the patient is a child or an adult.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
If a fracture is found the surgeon should trephine so as to relieve the brain of any pressure of blood that might be affecting it.
Old-Time Makers of Medicine|James J. Walsh
The suffusion of the brain will increase quickly, so we must trephine at once or it may be too late.
Dracula|Bram Stoker

Hippocrates, we have seen, uses the words and to denote the trephine.
Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times|John Stewart Milne

British Dictionary definitions for trephine

trephine

/ (trɪˈfiːn) /

noun

a surgical sawlike instrument for removing circular sections of bone, esp from the skull

verb

(tr) to remove a circular section of bone from (esp the skull)

Also called: trepan

Derived forms of trephine

trephination (ˌtrɛfɪˈneɪʃən), noun

Word Origin for trephine

C17: from French tréphine, from obsolete English trefine trepan 1, allegedly from Latin trēs fīnēs literally: three ends; influenced also by English trepane trepan 1

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for trephine

trephine

[ trĭ-fīn′ ]

n.

A cylindrical or crown saw for the removal of a disk of bone, especially from the skull, or removal of other firm tissue such as that of the cornea.

v.

To operate on with a trephine.

单词	trephine
释义	trephine [ trih-fahyn, -feen ] / trɪˈfaɪn, -ˈfin / Surgery SEE SYNONYMS FOR trephine ON THESAURUS.COM noun a small circular saw with a center pin mounted on a strong hollow metal shaft to which is attached a transverse handle: used in surgery to remove circular disks of bone from the skull. verb (used with object), tre·phined, tre·phin·ing. to operate upon with a trephine. Origin of trephine 1620–30; spelling variant of trefine, originally trafine, blend of trapan (variant of trepan¹) and Latin phrase trēs fīnēs three ends (the inventor's explanation) OTHER WORDS FROM trephine treph·i·na·tion [tref-uh-ney-shuhn], /ˌtrɛf əˈneɪ ʃən/, noun Words nearby trephine Trento, Trenton, trepan, trepang, trephination, trephine, trepid, trepidant, trepidatio cordis, trepidation, treponema Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for trephine Briefly, the instrument consists of a brass tube, which is screwed into a round hole made in the skull with a trephine. Sleep and Its Derangements\|William A. Hammond The trephine used should be three-quarters of an inch to one inch in diameter according as the patient is a child or an adult. A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)\|Various If a fracture is found the surgeon should trephine so as to relieve the brain of any pressure of blood that might be affecting it. Old-Time Makers of Medicine\|James J. Walsh The suffusion of the brain will increase quickly, so we must trephine at once or it may be too late. Dracula\|Bram Stoker Hippocrates, we have seen, uses the words and to denote the trephine. Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times\|John Stewart Milne British Dictionary definitions for trephine trephine / (trɪˈfiːn) / noun a surgical sawlike instrument for removing circular sections of bone, esp from the skull verb (tr) to remove a circular section of bone from (esp the skull) Also called: trepan Derived forms of trephine trephination (ˌtrɛfɪˈneɪʃən), noun Word Origin for trephine C17: from French tréphine, from obsolete English trefine trepan 1, allegedly from Latin trēs fīnēs literally: three ends; influenced also by English trepane trepan 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to trephine auger, punch, implement, bit, gimlet, trepan, borer, riveter, awl, wimble, corkscrew, jackhammer, dibble, countersink Medical definitions for trephine trephine [ trĭ-fīn′ ] n. A cylindrical or crown saw for the removal of a disk of bone, especially from the skull, or removal of other firm tissue such as that of the cornea. v. To operate on with a trephine. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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trephine

noun

verb (used with object), tre·phined, tre·phin·ing.

Origin of trephine

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noun

verb

Derived forms of trephine

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Medical definitions for trephine

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