trephine
trephine
Definition
tre·phine (trē fīn′, -fēn′)
noun
a type of small crown saw used in surgery to remove a circular section, as of bone from the skull
Etymology: earlier trafine, form based on trepan < L tres, three + fines, ends
intransitive verb -·phined′, -·phin′·ing
to operate on with a trephine
treph′i·na′·tion (tref′ə nā′s̸hən) noun
trephine
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- biopsy: Types of test There are two main types of bone marrow test - a bone marrow aspiration and a bone marrow trephine biopsy.
Noun used with modifier
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