Found 2 items, similar to trephining.
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: Trephining Trephine \Tre*phine"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trephined; p. pr. & vb. n. Trephining.] To perforate with a trephine; to trepan. [1913 Webster]