trephination

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What does trephination mean?

the surgical procedure in which a hole is drilled in the skull and a circular piece of bone removed

Where does trephination come from?

Etymology tree English trephine Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English trephination From trephine + -ation.

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