trepan

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for trepan

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trepan : ට්‍රිපයිනය

trepan : තෙරපන් කරනවා

trepan : උපායෙන් සඟවාගෙන යනවා

trepan : හිස්කබල හිල් කිරීමට යොදන වක්‍ර කියත

trepan definition

Noun.

  1. A crown-saw or cylindrical saw for perforating the skull, turned, when used, like a bit or gimlet. See Trephine.
  2. A kind of broad chisel for sinking shafts.
  3. A snare; a trapan.
  4. a deceiver; a cheat.

Transitive verb. & i. To perforate (the skull) with a trepan, so as to remove a portion of the bone, and thus relieve the brain from pressure or irritation; to perform an operation with the trepan.

Transitive verb. To insnare; to trap; to trapan.