Found 2 items, similar to trephine.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: trephine trephine n : a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull [syn: trepan] v : operate on with a trephine
English → English (gcide) Definition: Trephine 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 called the center pin. [1913 Webster] Trephine \Tre*phine"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trephined; p. pr. & vb. n. Trephining.] To perforate with a trephine; to trepan. [1913 Webster]