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trephine

/trih-fahyn, -feen/US // trɪˈfaɪn, -ˈfin //UK // (trɪˈfiːn) //

震颤剂,震颤器,震颤,震颤性骨折

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n.名词 noun
  1. 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 remove circular disks of bone from the skull.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    tre·phined, tre·phin·ing.

    • : to operate upon with a trephine.

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Examples

  • He opposed violently the prevalent abuse of the trephine, and was also a champion of healing by first intention.

  • The galvano-cautery, trephine, and spokeshave should be avoided.

  • Their removal may also be satisfactorily effected with a minute cutaneous trephine.

  • Celsus graphically describes the trephine and the method of its application.

  • The trephine used should be three-quarters of an inch to one inch in diameter according as the patient is a child or an adult.