trephine

• Instrumento cirúrgico usado para remover uma seção de osso, geralmente do crânio, ou para fazer um orifício no osso.

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.

   Instrumento cirúrgico

   • 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.

   Sinônimostrepan

• Verbo que significa realizar uma trepanação, ou seja, perfurar ou cortar um orifício circular em um osso, geralmente no crânio, com o auxílio de uma trefina (serra cilíndrica) ou instrumento similar, para acessar a cavidade subjacente.

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.

   Trepanar

   • 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.

   Sinônimostrepan