Trepanation

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from French trépanation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁepanaˈt͡si̯oːn/
  • Hyphenation: Tre‧pa‧na‧ti‧on
  • Rhymes: -oːn

Noun

Trepanation f (genitive Trepanation, plural Trepanationen)

  1. trepanation (practice of drilling a hole in the skull)
    Eine Trepanation kann zur Behandlung von Erkrankungen des Schädelinneren eingesetzt werden.
    Trepanation can be used to treat intracranial diseases.

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