Meaning of trepanation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

/tɹɛpəˈneɪʃən/

Definitions

The practice of drilling a hole in the skull as a physical, mental, or spiritual treatment.

countable, uncountable

العربية نَقَب الجَمْجَمَة

Čeština trepanace

Deutsch Trepanation

Ελληνικά τρυπανισμός

Español trepanación

Suomi trepanaatio

Français trépanation

Italiano trapanazione

日本語穿頭

한국어 천두

Nederlands schedeltrepanatie

Polski trepanacja

Português trepanação

Русский трепана́ция

Українська трепанація

“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.”

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.