trepanation
- a word derived from trepan.
Example Sentences
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A craniotomy, the modern version of trepanation, can in fact be lifesaving when conducted for the right reasons.
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
Yet another skull from the province of Ollantay-tambo bears a double trepanation, evidently made during life.
From Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples by D'Anvers, N.
