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trephination::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process |
| Derivation | trephine |
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Evidence of trephination has been seen through the analysis of excavated skulls.
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Over 8000 years ago, we have evidence of trephination, a procedure in which a hole was bored in the skull to free the evil spirits trapped inside.
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Trephination was a primitive skull surgery used by the Nazca that relieved pressure on the brain from battle wounds or for ritual purposes.
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His Anathomia provides pictures of neuroanatomical structures and techniques such as the dissection of the head by means of trephination, and depictions of the meninges, cerebrum, and spinal cord.
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- An operation that removes a circular section of bone from the skull
- Trepanning, also known as trephination, trephining or making a burr hole, is a medical intervention in which a hole is drilled or scraped into the human skull, exposing the dura mater in order to treat health problems related to intracranial diseases. ...
