Trepan
21Trepan — Tre|pan 〈m. 1〉 chirurgisches Gerät zum Anbohren des Schädels [<frz. trépan <mlat. trepanum <grch. tryanon „Drillbohrer“] * * * Tre|pan, der; s, e [frz. trépan < mlat. trepanum < griech. trýpanon, eigtl. = Bohrer der Tischler, zu:… …
22trepan — I. /trəˈpæn/ (say truh pan) noun 1. a boring tool for sinking shafts or the like. 2. → trephine (def. 1). –verb (t) (trepanned, trepanning) 3. Machinery a. to cut (circular discs) out of plate stock using a rotating cutter. b. to cut (a… …
23trepan — I. transitive verb (trepanned; trepanning) Etymology: Middle English, from trepane trephine Date: 15th century 1. to use a trephine on (the skull) 2. to remove a disk or cylindrical core (as from metal for testing) • trepanation noun II. noun …
24trepan — 1. noun a) A tool used to bore through rock when sinking shafts. b) A surgical instrument used to remove a circular section of bone from the …
25Trepan — Tre|pan 〈m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: e; Med.〉 chirurg. Gerät zum Anbohren des Schädels [Etym.: <frz. trèpan <mlat. trepanum <grch. trypanon »Drillbohrer«] …
26Trepan — Trepa̱n [aus gleichbed. frz. trépan (zu gr. τρυπα̃ν = durchbohren)] m; s, e: Bohrgerät zur Durchbohrung der knöchernen Schädeldecke …
27Trepan — Tre|pan der; s, e <aus gleichbed. fr. trépan, dies über mlat. trepanum aus gr. trýpanon »Drillbohrer« zu trypãn »(durch)bohren«> Bohrgerät zur Durchbohrung der knöchernen Schädeldecke (Med.) …
28trepan — [trɪ pan] noun 1》 chiefly historical a trephine (hole saw) used by surgeons for perforating the skull. 2》 a borer for sinking shafts. verb (trepans, trepanning, trepanned) perforate (a person s skull) with a trepan. Derivatives trepanation ˌtrɛpə …
29trepan — I tre•pan [[t]trɪˈpæn[/t]] n. v. panned, pan•ning 1) mac a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core 2) mac to cut circular disks from (plate stock) using a rotating cutter 3) srg to operate on surgically with a trephine • Etymology:… …
30trepan — n. & v. n. 1 a cylindrical saw formerly used by surgeons for removing part of the bone of the skull. 2 a borer for sinking shafts. v.tr. (trepanned, trepanning) perforate (the skull) with a trepan. Derivatives: trepanation n. trepanning n.… …
