trepanation
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From New Latin trepanatio, formed from French trépan (“a drill”), itself from Latin trepanum, ultimately from Ancient Greek τρύπανον (trúpanon, “an auger, a drill”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
trepanation (countable and uncountable, plural trepanations)
- The practice of drilling a hole in the skull as a physical, mental, or spiritual treatment.
- 2022, Paul McAuley, Beyond the Burn Line, Gollancz, page 75:
- Creed had suffered […] a swelling to the brain that the tribe’s chief physic treated with trepanation.
Synonyms[edit]
- (drilling a hole in the skull): trepanning, trephination, trephining
Translations[edit]
practice of drilling a hole in the skull
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See also[edit]
- burr hole
- craniotomy
- trepanation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia