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Definitions for Trephine
[1] 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.
[2] to operate upon with a trephine.
[3] a surgical sawlike instrument for removing circular sections of bone, esp from the skull
[4] (tr) to remove a circular section of bone from (esp the skull)
Words related to Trephine
auger, punch, implement, bit, gimlet, trepan, borer, riveter, awl, wimble, corkscrew, jackhammer, dibble, countersink
Words nearby Trephine
trento, trenton, trepan, trepang, trephination, trephine, trepid, trepidant, trepidatio cordis, trepidation, treponema
Origin of Trephine
1620–30; spelling variant of trefine, orig. trafine, blend of trapan (variant of trepan1) and Latin phrase trēs fīnēs three ends (the inventor's explanation)
Other words from Trephine
treph·i·na·tion [tref-uh -ney -shuh n] /ˌtrɛf əˈneɪ ʃən/ , noun
Word origin for Trephine
C17: from French tréphine , from obsolete English trefine trepan 1 , allegedly from Latin trēs fīnēs literally: three ends; influenced also by English trepane trepan 1
Synonyms for Trephine
auger, awl, bit, borer, corkscrew, countersink, dibble, gimlet, implement, jackhammer, punch, riveter, trepan, wimble, rotary tool