Trephine
Schlagen Sie auch in anderen Wörterbüchern nach:
Trephine — Tre*phine , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trephined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trephining}.] To perforate with a trephine; to trepan. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trephine — [trē fīn′, trēfēn′] n. [earlier trafine, form based on TREPAN1 < L tres,THREE + fines, ends] a type of small crown saw used in surgery to remove a circular section, as of bone from the skull vi. trephined, trephining to operate on with a… … English World dictionary
Trephine — Tre*phine (?; 277), n. [A dim. of 1st trepan: cf. F. tr[ e]phine.] (Surg.) An instrument for trepanning, being an improvement on the trepan. It is a circular or cylindrical saw, with a handle like that of a gimlet, and a little sharp perforator… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trephine — Trephine, s. Trepanation … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Trephine — Trephīne (frz.), s. Trepanation … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
trephine — noun Etymology: French tréphine, from obsolete English trefine, trafine, from Latin tres fines three ends, from tres three + fines, plural of finis end more at three Date: 1628 a surgical instrument for cutting out circular sections (as of bone… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Trephine — A trephine (IPA|/tfin/) is a surgical instrument with a cylindrical blade. It can be of one of several dimensions and designs depending on what it is going to be used for. They may be specially designed for obtaining a cylindrically shaped core… … Wikipedia
trephine — trephination /tref euh nay sheuhn/, n. /tri fuyn , feen /, n., v., trephined, trephining. Surg. n. 1. a small circular saw with a center pin mounted on a strong hollow metal shaft to which is attached a transverse handle: used in surgery to… … Universalium
trephine — 1. noun A surgical instrument used to remove a circular section of bone from the skull; a trepan. Syn: trepan 2 … Wiktionary
trephine — 1. SYN: perforator. 2. To remove a disk of bone or other tissue by means of a t.. [contrived fr. L. tres fines, three ends] * * * tre·phine trē .fīn n a surgical instrument for cutting out circular sections (as of bone or corneal tissue)… … Medical dictionary
