trepan
noun
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
trepanation
-
a word derived from
trepan.
Example Sentences
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Huges had been a medical student, and later a librarian, presumably with access to information and expertise that would have refuted — or at least called into question — his theory on trepanation.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2022
Some of the differences in survival rates may be due to the nature of the patients’ injuries before the surgery, says Emanuela Binello, a neurosurgeon at Boston University who has studied trepanation in ancient China.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 8, 2018
Unless trepanation really catches on, this is a show I can’t forget.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 12, 2016
I did it as an experiment, following the hypothesis that trepanation could improve cerebral circulation.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2013
Discoveries of a similar character succeeded each other in Bohemia, and in nearly every case the operation of trepanation had been performed on the upper part of the forehead.
From Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples by N. D'Anvers
