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trepan Definition


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trepan
noun
    1. surgery.
      A type of small cylindrical saw that was formerly used for removing part of a bone, especially part of the skull.
verb
    trepanned, trepanning
    1. To remove (a piece of bone) with a trepan or a trephine.
Derivative: trepanation
noun
    Derivative: trepanner
    noun
      Derivative: trepanning
      adj, noun
        Etymology: 15c: from Greek trypanon borer.



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