trephine

trephine definition - medical

tre·phine (trĭ-fīnˈ)

noun
A cylindrical or crown saw for the removal of a disk of bone, especially from the skull, or removal of other firm tissue such as that of the cornea.
verb
To operate on with a trephine.

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