Trepanning, also known as trepanation, trephination, trephining or making a burr hole (the verb trepan derives from Old French from Medieval Latin trepanum from Greek trúpanon, literally "borer, auger"), …

trepan 1 of 4 verb (1) tre· pan tri-ˈpan trepanned; trepanning transitive verb

What is trepanning? Trepanning is a technique used for drilling larger hole diameters where machine power is limited as it is not as power-consuming as conventional drilling, where the entire hole is …

The surgeon drilled a hole in his skull using a device known as a trepan that removes a plug of bone. A trepan has a sharp point to hold the instrument in place while the main hole was cut by a circular drill.

Definition of 'trepan' trepan in British English (trɪˈpæn ) noun 1. surgery

As the trepanning tool feeds into the work piece, the trepan bit or insert cuts a groove the width of the bit and a solid metal core remains. Because only the width of the bit is cut, trepanning is faster and …

1. To bore (a shaft) with a trepan. 2. To bore or otherwise make a hole in (the skull), as in certain prehistoric cultures or in surgery using a trephine.

Definition of trepan verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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TREPAN definition: a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core. See examples of trepan used in a sentence.