trephine

English Thesaurus

1. a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	surgical instrument,
definition	:	a medical instrument used in surgery (noun.artifact)

2. operate on with a trephine (verb.body)

hypernym	:	operate, operate on,
definition	:	perform surgery on (verb.body)

3. a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	trephine,
definition	:	operate on with a trephine (verb.body)

derivation	:	trepan,
definition	:	cut a hole with a trepan, as in surgery (verb.contact)

4. operate on with a trephine (verb.body)

derivation	:	trephination,
definition	:	an operation that removes a circular section of bone from the skull (noun.act)

derivation	:	trepan, trephine,
definition	:	a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull (noun.artifact)

5. a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	trephine,
definition	:	operate on with a trephine (verb.body)

derivation	:	trepan,
definition	:	cut a hole with a trepan, as in surgery (verb.contact)

6. operate on with a trephine (verb.body)

derivation	:	trephination,
definition	:	an operation that removes a circular section of bone from the skull (noun.act)

derivation	:	trepan, trephine,
definition	:	a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull (noun.artifact)