trephine
nounA surgical instrument with a cylindrical saw usually used for removing a disk of bone, especially from the skull, or for removing corneal tissue.
transitive verbTo operate on with a trephine.
To operate upon with a trephine; trepan.
nounAn improved form of the trepan, consisting of a cylindrical saw with a handle placed transversely, like that of a gimlet, and having a sharp steel point called the center-pin.
nounAn 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
To perforate with a trephine; to trepan.
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To use a trephine during
a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull
verboperate on with a trephine
