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trephiner Definition


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trephine
noun
    1. surgery.
      An improved version of the trepan.
verb
    trephined, trephining
    1. To remove (a circular piece of bone) with a trephine.
Derivative: trephination
noun
    Derivative: trephiner
    noun
      Etymology: 17c: from Latin tres fines three ends, influenced by trepan.



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