trepanation
Definitions
The practice of drilling a hole in the skull as a physical, mental, or spiritual treatment.
Equivalents
14 more languages
العربيةنَقَب الجَمْجَمَة
Češtinatrepanace
Ελληνικάτρυπανισμός
Suomitrepanaatio
Հայերենգանգահատություն
Italianotrapanazione
日本語穿頭
한국어천두
Nederlandsschedeltrepanatie
Polskitrepanacja
Portuguêstrepanação
Românătrepanație
Русскийтрепана́ция
Українськатрепанація
Examples
“Creed had suffered […] a swelling to the brain that the tribe’s chief physic treated with trepanation.”
“According to the doctors, Lula, 79, underwent a trepanation: having a 3cm hole made in the skull to insert⟳ a drain to remove⟳ the bleeding.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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