Found 2 items, similar to trepanning.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: trepanning trepan n 1: a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull [syn: trephine] 2: a drill for cutting circular holes around a center v : cut a hole with a trepan, as in surgery [also: trepanning, trepanned] trepanning See trepan
English → English (gcide) Definition: Trepanning Trepan \Tre*pan"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Trepanned; p. pr. & vb. n. Trepanning.] [Cf. F. tr['e]paner. See Trepan a saw.] (Surg.) To perforate (the skull) with a trepan, so as to remove a portion of the bone, and thus relieve the brain from pressure or irritation; to perform an operation with the trepan. [1913 Webster]