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tre·pan 1
(trĭ-păn′)n.
1. A rock-boring tool used in mining for sinking shafts.
2. Medicine A trephine.
tr.v. tre·panned, tre·pan·ning, tre·pans
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.
[Middle English trepane, surgical crown saw, from Medieval Latin trepanum, from Greek trūpanon, borer, from trūpān, to pierce, from trūpē, hole; see terə- in Indo-European roots.]
trep′a·na′tion (trĕp′ə-nā′shən) n.
tre·pan 2
(trĭ-păn′) Archaictr.v. tre·panned, tre·pan·ning, tre·pans
To trap; ensnare.
n.
1. A trickster.
2. A trick or snare.
[Origin unknown.]
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trepan
(trɪˈpæn)n
1. (Surgery) surgery an instrument resembling a carpenter's brace and bit formerly used to remove circular sections of bone (esp from the skull). Compare trephine
2. (Tools) a tool for cutting out circular blanks or for making grooves around a fixed centre
3. (Mechanical Engineering)
a. the operation of cutting a hole with such a tool
b. the hole so produced
vb (tr) , -pans, -panning or -panned
4. (Mechanical Engineering) to cut (a hole or groove) with a trepan
5. (Surgery) surgery another word for trephine
[C14: from Medieval Latin trepanum rotary saw, from Greek trupanon auger, from trupan to bore, from trupa a hole]
trepanation n
treˈpanner n
trepan
(trɪˈpæn) ortrapan
vb (tr) , -pans, -panning or -panned
1. to entice, ensnare, or entrap
2. to swindle or cheat
n
a person or thing that traps
[C17: of uncertain origin]
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tre•pan1
(trɪˈpæn)n., v. -panned, -pan•ning. n.
1. a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
v.t. 2. to cut circular disks from (plate stock) using a rotating cutter.
3. to operate on surgically with a trephine.
[1350–1400; Middle English trepane < Middle French trepan crown saw < Medieval Latin trepanum < Greek trypanon borer, akin to trŷpa hole, trȳpân to bore]
trep•a•na•tion (ˌtrɛp əˈneɪ ʃən) n.
tre•pan′ner, n.
tre•pan2
(trɪˈpæn)n., v. -panned, -pan•ning. Archaic. n.
1. a trickster.
2. a snare.
v.t. 3. to ensnare or entrap.
[1635–45; earlier trapan= trap1 + -an, of uncertain orig.]
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trepan
Past participle: trepanned
Gerund: trepanning
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| Noun | 1. |  trepan - a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skullsurgical instrument - a medical instrument used in surgery |
| 2. |  trepan - a drill for cutting circular holes around a centerdrill - a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows) | |
| Verb | 1. |  trepan - cut a hole with a trepan, as in surgerysurgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" |
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trepan
n. trépano, instrumento usado en la trepanación;
v. trepanar, perforar el cráneo con un trépano.
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