trephine

• Instrument chirurgical utilisé pour découper ou perforer un disque d'os, notamment du crâne.

A surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull.

1. C2formalmedical

   A cylindrical saw-like surgical instrument used to remove a circular disc of bone, especially from the skull.

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   • The surgeon used a trephine to create a small opening in the patient's skull.
   • Trephination, performed with a trephine, is one of the oldest surgical procedures.
   • Modern neurosurgeons may still use a trephine for specific cranial procedures.

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• Verbe signifiant pratiquer une intervention chirurgicale à l'aide d'une tréphine, une scie cylindrique servant à découper un segment circulaire d'os, généralement du crâne.

A verb meaning to perform a surgical procedure using a trephine, a cylindrical saw, to remove a circular section of bone, typically from the skull.

1. Surgical procedureC2formalmedical

   To operate on a part of the body, especially the skull, using a trephine (a cylindrical saw) to remove a circular piece of bone.

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   • The surgeon had to trephine the patient's skull to relieve pressure on the brain.
   • In ancient times, healers would trephine the skull to treat head injuries.
   • The neurosurgeon carefully trephined the bone to access the underlying tissue.

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