Definitions for: Trephine

[n] a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull
[v] operate on with a trephine

Webster (1913) Definition: Tre*phine" (?; 277), n. [A dim. of 1st trepan: cf. F.
tr['e]phine.] (Surg.)
An instrument for trepanning, being an improvement on the
trepan. It is a circular or cylindrical saw, with a handle
like that of a gimlet, and a little sharp perforator called
the center pin.

Tre*phine", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trephined; p. pr. &
vb. n. Trephining.]
To perforate with a trephine; to trepan.

Synonyms: trepan

See Also: operate, operate on, surgical instrument

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