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Trephine   Listen
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Trephine  v. t.  (past & past part. trephined; pres. part. trephining)  To perforate with a trephine; to trepan.






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"Trephine" Quotes from Famous Books



... fracture because of the severity of the injury, the scalp should be incised and a fracture of the cranium looked for carefully. That is carrying the exploratory incision pretty far. If a fracture is found the surgeon should trephine so as to relieve the brain of any pressure of blood ...
— Old-Time Makers of Medicine • James J. Walsh



Words linked to "Trephine" :   operate on, trephination, trepan, surgical instrument, operate



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