Trephine (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  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.
verb (used with object), tre·phined, tre·phin·ing.
  1. to operate upon with a trephine.
noun
  1. a surgical sawlike instrument for removing circular sections of bone, esp from the skull
verb
  1. to remove a circular section of bone from (esp the skull)
Trephine (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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