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... state and the trepanation had evidently been part of medical treatment. At Saint-Martin-la-Riviere (Vienna), a tomb dating from Neolithic times contained five trepanned crania, on one of which the perforation had been made by scraping. In this tomb was also found a round piece of skull with a hole in it, which had doubtless been used as a pendant. The other objects found in this sepulchre were of a remarkable character, and included hatchets made of coralline ...

— Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples • The Marquis de Nadaillac

... Through one perforation pass a piece of glass tubing about 5 cm. long and through the other a piece 22 cm. long, reaching to near the bottom of the bottle, each tube projecting about 2.5 cm. above the rubber stopper. Plug the open ...

— The Elements of Bacteriological Technique • John William Henry Eyre

... in this hospital was much greater than in any other war in which the United States has ever been engaged. This was due partly to improved antiseptic methods of treatment, and partly to the nature of the wound made by the Mauser bullet. In most cases this wound was a small, clean perforation, with very little shattering or mangling, and required only antiseptic bandaging and care. All abdominal operations that were attempted in the field resulted in death, and none were performed after the first day, as the ...

— Campaigning in Cuba • George Kennan

Words linked to "Perforation" : puncture, hole