trephine

Plural: trephines

Noun

a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull
A surgical instrument with a cylindrical blade used to remove a circular section of tissue, such as bone or cornea; a trepan.

Verb

Verb Forms: trephined, trephining, trephines

To operate on the skull with a surgical saw; to trepan.
operate on with a trephine
To use a trephine during surgery.
To perforate with a trephine.

Examples

The player had to TREPHINE their strategy, drilling down to the core of their opponent’s defense.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French tréphine, from Latin trepanum, from Ancient Greek τρύπανον (trúpanon, “auger, borer”). Doublet of trepan.

Synonyms

trepan

Scrabble Score: 13

trephine: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
trephine: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
trephine: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

trephine: valid Words With Friends Word