trephine
noun
tre·phine
| \ ˈtrē-ˌfīn
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Definition of trephine
: a surgical instrument for cutting out circular sections (as of bone or corneal tissue)
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trephine
noun
tre·phine
| \ ˈtrē-ˌfīn
\
\
Medical Definition of trephine
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a surgical instrument for cutting out circular sections (as of bone or corneal tissue)
trephine
transitive verb
tre·phine
| \ ˈtrē-ˌfīn
, tri-ˈ
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, tri-ˈ
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trephined;
trephining
Medical Definition of trephine (Entry 2 of 2)
: to operate on with or extract by means of a trephine