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trephination

trephination noun: the surgical procedure in which a hole is drilled in the skull and a circular piece of bone removed.

Noun

trephination (plural trephinations)

  1. the surgical procedure in which a hole is drilled in the skull and a circular piece of bone removed
    Synonyms:
    trepanation

Synonyms of trephination

Forms of trephination

pluraltrephinations

Origin of trephination

From trephine + -ation.

Questions about trephination

What does trephination mean?
Trephination means the surgical procedure in which a hole is drilled in the skull and a circular piece of bone removed.
What part of speech is trephination?
Trephination is a noun.
What is the plural of trephination?
The plural of trephination is trephinations.

Words near trephination in the dictionary

  1. trepanomatosis
  2. trepanosomiasis
  3. trepans
  4. Trepassey
  5. trephinated
  6. trephination
  7. trephinations
  8. trephine
  9. trephined
  10. trephiner
  11. trephiners

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