trepanation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From New Latin trepanatio, formed from French trépan (“a drill”), itself from Latin trepanum, ultimately from Ancient Greek τρύπανον (trúpanon, “an auger, a drill”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The practice of drilling a hole in the skull as a physical, mental, or spiritual treatment.
According to the doctors, Lula, 79, underwent a trepanation: having a 3cm hole made in the skull to insert a drain to remove the bleeding.
2024 December 10, Tom Phillips, Tiago Rogero, “Brazilian president in intensive care after emergency brain surgery”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:Creed had suffered […] a swelling to the brain that the tribe’s chief physic treated with trepanation.
2022, Paul McAuley, Beyond the Burn Line, Gollancz, page 75:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| trepanations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
Synonyms
trephining (drilling a hole in the skull) · trepanning (drilling a hole in the skull) · trephination (drilling a hole in the skull)
Translations (47)
sk trepanácia (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · it trapanazione (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · tr trepanasyon (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · fi kallonporaus (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · ar نَقَب الجَمْجَمَة (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · tt трепанация (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · kk трепанация (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · ba трепанация (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · mk трепанација (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · cs trepanace (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · uk трепана́ція (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · pl trepanacja (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · fi trepanaatio (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · ky трепанация (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · uz trepanatsiya (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · cmn 頭部穿孔 /头部穿孔 (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · tk trepanasiýa (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · eu trepanazio (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · ko 천두 (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · bg трепанация (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · fr trépanation (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · eo trepanado (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · ja 穿頭 (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · ast trepanación (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · el τρυπανισμός (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · de Trepanation (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · ro trepanație (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · et trepanatsioon (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · es trepanación (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · hy ոսկրաշաղափում (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · sah трепанация (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · ga treapánadh (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · gl trepanación (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · sh трепана́ција (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · nl schedeltrepanatie (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · hy գանգահատություն (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · ru трепана́ция (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · tg трепанация (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · lv trepanācija (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · be трэпанацыя (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · sh trepanácija (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · lt trepanacija (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · az trepanasiya (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · hu lékelés (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · ka ტრეპანაცია (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · ca trepanació (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) · pt trepanação (practice of drilling a hole in the skull)