Definition of trepan in English:

trepan

nounPlural trepans trɪˈpantrəˈpæn

1historical A trephine (hole saw) used by surgeons for perforating the skull.
〈主史〉（在颅骨上开小孔用的）环钻，环锯
Example sentencesExamples
- And furthermore, he just sliced through the trepan.
2A borer for sinking shafts.
矿井凿钻

verbtrepanned, trepanning, trepans trɪˈpantrəˈpæn

[with object]

Perforate (a person's skull) with a trepan.
用环钻钻开（人的头颅）
Example sentencesExamples
- They shaved his head and trepanned him to let the pressure out.
- Early on, a young boy watches his physician father heal a patient with trepanning, drilling or cutting holes in the skull to remove pressure.
- Call it trepanning without the saw and the blood but with the same effect.
- In the opening volleys at the battle of Germantown on 4 October 1777, St George was shot in the head, taken from the field and trepanned, leaving him with a large hole in the side of his skull.
- Its age was centuries old, he deduced; and it was holed in several places, as if it had been bled or trepanned for malady.

Derivatives

trepanation

noun ˌtrɛpəˈneɪʃ(ə)nˌtrɛpəˈneɪʃ(ə)n

In other media, this might be the cue for you to go and get some popcorn, or a course of trepanation.
Example sentencesExamples
- He says he continues to enjoy the benefits of his trepanation 28 years after he performed it.
- Advocates of the bizarre procedure say trepanation improves blood flow around the brain and gives it an expansion window to adjust naturally to gravity, air pressure, headaches, and assorted mental strains.
- It has a 45 mm by 30 mm hole in the top made by a gruesome procedure known as trepanation, where a portion of the bone was removed from a living and most likely conscious patient.
- The ancient practice of trepanation involves drilling a hole into the skull of a living human being to relieve illness or release evil spirits.

Origin

Late Middle English: the noun via medieval Latin from Greek trupanon, from trupan 'to bore', from trupē 'hole'; the verb from Old French trepaner.

Rhymes

Aberfan, Adrianne, an, Anne, artisan, astrakhan, ban, began, Belmopan, bipartisan, bran, can, Cannes, Cézanne, Cheyenne, clan, courtesan, cran, dan, Dayan, Diane, divan, élan, Elan, fan, flan, foreran, Fran, Friedan, Gell-Mann, gran, Han, Hunan, Ivan, Jan, Japan, Jinan, Joanne, Kazan, Klan, Kordofan, Lacan, Lausanne, Leanne, Limousin, Louvain, man, Mann, Marianne, Milan, Moran, nan, Oran, outran, outspan, Pan, panne, parmesan, partisan, pavane, pecan, Pétain, plan, Pusan, ran, rataplan, rattan, Rosanne, Sagan, Saipan, saran, scan, scran, sedan, span, spick-and-span, Spokane, Suzanne, Tainan, tan, than, tisane, van, vin, Wuhan, Xian, Yerevan, Yunnan, Zhongshan

Definition of trepan in US English:

trepan

nountrəˈpæntrəˈpan

historical

A trephine (hole saw) used by surgeons for perforating the skull.
〈主史〉（在颅骨上开小孔用的）环钻，环锯
Example sentencesExamples
- And furthermore, he just sliced through the trepan.

verbtrəˈpæntrəˈpan

[with object]

Perforate (a person's skull) with a trepan.
用环钻钻开（人的头颅）
Example sentencesExamples
- Early on, a young boy watches his physician father heal a patient with trepanning, drilling or cutting holes in the skull to remove pressure.
- They shaved his head and trepanned him to let the pressure out.
- Its age was centuries old, he deduced; and it was holed in several places, as if it had been bled or trepanned for malady.
- In the opening volleys at the battle of Germantown on 4 October 1777, St George was shot in the head, taken from the field and trepanned, leaving him with a large hole in the side of his skull.
- Call it trepanning without the saw and the blood but with the same effect.

Origin

Late Middle English: the noun via medieval Latin from Greek trupanon, from trupan ‘to bore’, from trupē ‘hole’; the verb from Old French trepaner.

单词	trepan
释义	Definition of trepan in English: trepan nounPlural trepans trɪˈpantrəˈpæn 1historical A trephine (hole saw) used by surgeons for perforating the skull. 〈主史〉（在颅骨上开小孔用的）环钻，环锯 Example sentencesExamples And furthermore, he just sliced through the trepan. 2A borer for sinking shafts. 矿井凿钻 verbtrepanned, trepanning, trepans trɪˈpantrəˈpæn [with object] Perforate (a person's skull) with a trepan. 用环钻钻开（人的头颅） Example sentencesExamples They shaved his head and trepanned him to let the pressure out. Early on, a young boy watches his physician father heal a patient with trepanning, drilling or cutting holes in the skull to remove pressure. Call it trepanning without the saw and the blood but with the same effect. In the opening volleys at the battle of Germantown on 4 October 1777, St George was shot in the head, taken from the field and trepanned, leaving him with a large hole in the side of his skull. Its age was centuries old, he deduced; and it was holed in several places, as if it had been bled or trepanned for malady. Derivatives trepanation noun ˌtrɛpəˈneɪʃ(ə)nˌtrɛpəˈneɪʃ(ə)n In other media, this might be the cue for you to go and get some popcorn, or a course of trepanation. Example sentencesExamples He says he continues to enjoy the benefits of his trepanation 28 years after he performed it. Advocates of the bizarre procedure say trepanation improves blood flow around the brain and gives it an expansion window to adjust naturally to gravity, air pressure, headaches, and assorted mental strains. It has a 45 mm by 30 mm hole in the top made by a gruesome procedure known as trepanation, where a portion of the bone was removed from a living and most likely conscious patient. The ancient practice of trepanation involves drilling a hole into the skull of a living human being to relieve illness or release evil spirits. Origin Late Middle English: the noun via medieval Latin from Greek trupanon, from trupan 'to bore', from trupē 'hole'; the verb from Old French trepaner. Rhymes Aberfan, Adrianne, an, Anne, artisan, astrakhan, ban, began, Belmopan, bipartisan, bran, can, Cannes, Cézanne, Cheyenne, clan, courtesan, cran, dan, Dayan, Diane, divan, élan, Elan, fan, flan, foreran, Fran, Friedan, Gell-Mann, gran, Han, Hunan, Ivan, Jan, Japan, Jinan, Joanne, Kazan, Klan, Kordofan, Lacan, Lausanne, Leanne, Limousin, Louvain, man, Mann, Marianne, Milan, Moran, nan, Oran, outran, outspan, Pan, panne, parmesan, partisan, pavane, pecan, Pétain, plan, Pusan, ran, rataplan, rattan, Rosanne, Sagan, Saipan, saran, scan, scran, sedan, span, spick-and-span, Spokane, Suzanne, Tainan, tan, than, tisane, van, vin, Wuhan, Xian, Yerevan, Yunnan, Zhongshan Definition of trepan in US English: trepan nountrəˈpæntrəˈpan historical A trephine (hole saw) used by surgeons for perforating the skull. 〈主史〉（在颅骨上开小孔用的）环钻，环锯 Example sentencesExamples And furthermore, he just sliced through the trepan. verbtrəˈpæntrəˈpan [with object] Perforate (a person's skull) with a trepan. 用环钻钻开（人的头颅） Example sentencesExamples Early on, a young boy watches his physician father heal a patient with trepanning, drilling or cutting holes in the skull to remove pressure. They shaved his head and trepanned him to let the pressure out. Its age was centuries old, he deduced; and it was holed in several places, as if it had been bled or trepanned for malady. In the opening volleys at the battle of Germantown on 4 October 1777, St George was shot in the head, taken from the field and trepanned, leaving him with a large hole in the side of his skull. Call it trepanning without the saw and the blood but with the same effect. Origin Late Middle English: the noun via medieval Latin from Greek trupanon, from trupan ‘to bore’, from trupē ‘hole’; the verb from Old French trepaner.
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