Trephine (Verb)
Meaning
Operate on with a trephine.
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The doctor carefully positioned the trephine to remove a damaged portion of the skull from the patient.
- In this specialized procedure the surgeon had to trephine a section of the skull to relieve pressure.
- To study the brain more closely the neurosurgeon decided to trephine a section of the skull.
- She had to be very precise when she began to trephine the portion of the skull that was damaged.
- Trephining a section of the skull was a delicate procedure that required great skill and care.