Trepanning

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Trepan \Tre*pan"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Trepanned}; p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Trepanning}.] [Cf. F. tr['e]paner. See {Trepan} a
     saw.] (Surg.)
     To perforate (the skull) with a trepan, so as to remove a
     portion of the bone, and thus relieve the brain from pressure
     or irritation; to perform an operation with the trepan.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  trepan
       n 1: a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from
            the skull [syn: {trephine}]
       2: a drill for cutting circular holes around a center
       v : cut a hole with a trepan, as in surgery
       [also: {trepanning}, {trepanned}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  trepanning
       See {trepan}