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trephination
tre·phine T0341000 (trĭ-fīn′)n. A surgical instrument with a cylindrical saw usually used for removing a disk of bone, especially from the skull, or for removing corneal tissue.tr.v. tre·phined, tre·phin·ing, tre·phines To operate on with a trephine.
[French tréphine, from obsolete English trefine, from Latin trēs fīnēs, three ends : trēs, three; see trei- in Indo-European roots + fīnēs, pl. of fīnis, end.]
treph′i·na′tion (trĕf′ə-nā′shən) n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  trephination - an operation that removes a circular section of bone from the skullsurgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" |
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trephination [tref€´€ĭ-na´shun] use of the trephine for creating an opening in the skull or in the sclera.dental trephination surgical creation of a fistula by puncturing the soft tissue and bone overlying the root apex to provide drainage. Called also apicostomy.treph·i·na·tion (tref'i-nā'shŭn), Removal of a circular piece ("button") of cranium by a trephine. Synonym(s): trepanationtreph·i·na·tion (tref'i-nā'shŭn) Removal of a circular piece ("button") of cranium by a trephine. treph·i·na·tion (tref'i-nā'shŭn) Removal of a circular piece of cranium by a trephine. trephination
Words related to trephinationnoun an operation that removes a circular section of bone from the skullRelated Words- surgical operation
- surgical procedure
- surgical process
- surgery
- operation
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