trepan
tre·pan
trepan · trepans
A tool used to bore through rock when sinking shaftsA tool used to bore through rock when sinking shafts.
UK/tɹɪˈpæn/US/tɹəˈpæn/
» He was trepanned.
Ihm wurde der Schädel aufgebohrt. — Esperantostern
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2 sensesA tool used to bore through rock when sinking shafts.
A surgical instrument used to remove a circular section of bone from the skull; a trephine.
a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull
Examples
2 sentencesHe was trepanned.
deIhm wurde der Schädel aufgebohrt. — Esperantostern
The doctor Sinuhe travelled across Egypt and the Mediterranean region trepanning skulls and drinking wine.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Borrowed into Middle English from Old French trepan, from Latin trepanum, from Ancient GreBorrowed into Middle English from Old French trepan, from Latin trepanum, from Ancient Greek τρύπανον (trúpanon, “auger, borer”). Doublet of trephine.
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Forms
plural: trepansSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull:trephine
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedhole saw
Derivedmicrotrepan