trephine
noun
a small circular saw with a center pin mounted on a strong hollow metal shaft to which is attached a transverse handle: used in surgery to remove circular disks of bone from the skull.
trephination
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a word derived from
trephine.
Example Sentences
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However, Verano stressed that trephination was not brain surgery.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2023
A 2020 paper listed trephination as one of “the first three procedures that marked the dawn of surgery,” along with circumcision and bladder stone removal.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2023
Verano said the method used for trephination in Megiddo “was relatively common in central highland Peru in late pre-Hispanic times, although it was not particularly successful compared to other methods.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2023
The procedure, known as cranial trephination, was performed thousands of years ago in different parts of the world, including Europe, Africa, China and South America.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2023
Having a hole surgically bored into your skull is called trephination, and it’s considered the world’s first form of surgery.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 5, 2021
