Trepan word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "trepan" word
[noun] a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull
[verb] cut a hole with a trepan; in surgery
\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.
\Tre*pan"\, n. [See {Trapan}.] 1. A snare; a trapan. Snares and trepans that common life lays in its way. --South. 2. a deceiver; a cheat. He had been from the beginning a spy and a trepan. --Macaulay.
\Tre*pan"\, v. t. To insnare; to trap; to trapan. Guards even of a dozen men were silently trepanned from their stations. --De Quincey.
Synonyms for trepan
trephine
See also: bore | drill | drill | surgical instrument |
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Let's analyse "trepan" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: NAPERT. Average typing speed for these characters is 1590 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
trepan: 5 + 1 = 6, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six. |
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