Sekirov Dictionary

trepan

UK /tɹɪˈpæn/US /tɹəˈpæn/

noun 2
verb 2
forms 5

noun2

A tool used to bore through rock when sinking shafts.
A surgical instrument used to remove a circular section of bone from the skull; a trephine.

verb2

To create a large hole by making a narrow groove outlining the shape of the hole and then removing the plug of material remaining by less expensive means.
To use a trepan; to trephine.

forms

trepaned · trepanned · trepaning · trepanning · trepans

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