trephine

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Synonyms: repine, tropine, treeline, triphane, trephined, tropeine, tremaine, trapline, trething, trephines, stephine

Antonyms: repine, tropine, treeline, triphane, trephined, tropeine, tremaine, trapline, trething, trephines, stephine

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|medicine}} A [[surgical]] [[instrument]] with a cylindrical [[blade]] used to remove a [[circular]] [[section]] of tissue, such as [[bone]] or [[cornea]]; a [[trepan]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To use a trephine during [[surgery]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To perforate with a trephine.

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