Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of trephine
nountrephining (plural trephinings)
plural trephinings
- The use of a trephine.
Synonyms: trepanation, trepanning, trephination
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe use of a trephine.
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APA
trephining. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trephining
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“trephining.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trephining. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trephining,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trephining.
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