trephine
IPA: trˈɛfin
noun
- (medicine) A surgical instrument with a cylindrical blade used to remove a circular section of tissue, f.e. bone or cornea; a trepan.
verb
- (intransitive) To use a trephine during surgery.
- (transitive) To perforate with a trephine.
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Examples of "trephine" in Sentences
- Clarke has a trephine in his right hand.
- A trephine is a surgical instrument with a cylindrical blade.
- Bone marrow samples can be obtained by aspiration and trephine biopsy.
- A trephine is an instrument used for cutting out a round piece of skull bone.
- A different, larger trephine needle is inserted and anchored in the bony cortex.