TREPHINE


Meaning of TREPHINE in English

n. & v.

n. an improved form of trepan with a guiding centre-pin.

v.tr. operate on with this. trephination n.

[ orig. trafine, f. L tres fines three ends, app. formed after TREPAN ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.