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· Ancient Greek
τρύπανον
2 English words descend from Ancient Greek
τρύπανον
, most common first.
trepan
A tool used to bore through rock when sinking shafts.
trephine
A surgical instrument with a cylindrical blade used to remove a circular section of tissue, such as bone or cornea; a trepan.