Definition of trephine Trephine

tre•phine

We found 7 definitions of trephine from 5 different sources.

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trephines, trephining, trephined

trephine - operate on with a trephine

operate on, operate perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life"

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trephine (Noun)
A surgical instrument used to remove a circular section of bone from the skull; a trepan.
trephine (Verb)
To use a trephine during surgery.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

trephine (n.)
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.
trephine (v. t.)
To perforate with a trephine; to trepan.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

trephine
tre-fēn′, or tre-fīn′, n. the modern trepan, having a little sharp borer called the centre-pin.—v.t. to perforate with the trephine

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trephine, verb, present, 1st person singular of trephine (infinitive).
trephine, verb (infinitive).
trephine, noun, singular of trephines.

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