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trepanation

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13
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11
Pronunciation
/tɹɛpəˈneɪʃən/

Definition of trepanation

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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The practice of drilling a hole in the skull as a physical, mental, or spiritual treatment.
    “Creed had suffered […] a swelling to the brain that the tribe’s chief physic treated with trepanation.”
    “According to the doctors, Lula, 79, underwent a trepanation: having a 3cm hole made in the skull to insert a drain to remove the bleeding.”

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Etymology

From New Latin trepanatio, formed from French trépan (“a drill”), itself from Latin trepanum, ultimately from Ancient Greek τρύπανον (trúpanon, “an auger, a drill”).

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