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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

Equivalents

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
Română trepanație
Русский трепана́ция
Українська трепанація

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