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trephine |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Trephine \Tre*phine"\ (?; 277), n. [A dim. of 1st trepan: cf F. tr['e]phine.] (Surg.) An instrument for trepanning, being an improvement on the trepan. It is a circular or cylindrical saw, with a handle like that of a gimlet, and a little sharp perforator called the center pin. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Trephine \Tre*phine"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trephined}; p. pr & vb n. {Trephining}.] To perforate with a trephine; to trepan. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: trephine n : a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull [syn: {trepan}] v : operate on with a trephine
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