trephine
Meanings
Plural: trephines
Noun
- a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull
- A surgical instrument with a cylindrical blade used to remove a circular section of tissue, such as bone or cornea; a trepan.
Verb
- operate on with a trephine
- To use a trephine during surgery.
- To perforate with a trephine.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from French tréphine, from Latin trepanum, from Ancient Greek τρύπανον (trúpanon, “auger, borer”). Doublet of trepan.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 13
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Words With Friends Score: 14
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