trepan

trepan
trepan (v.) c.1400, from Fr. trépaner (14c.), from M.L. trepanum "a saw for cutting out small pieces of bone from the skull," from Gk. trypanon, from trypan "to bore," related to trype "hole" (Cf. O.C.S. truplu "hollow"), from PIE root *tere- "to rub, turn" (see THROW (Cf. throw)).

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  • trépan — [ trepɑ̃ ] n. m. • v. 1363; lat. médiév. trepanum; gr. trupanon 1 ♦ Instrument de chirurgie en forme de vilebrequin, destiné à percer les os (notamment ceux du crâne). 2 ♦ (1611) Vilebrequin pour forer. ⇒ 2. drille, foreuse. Trépan de sonde :… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • trepan — TREPÁN, trepane, s.n. 1. Instrument de chirurgie în formă de sfredel, folosit la trepanaţii; p. ext. operaţie făcută cu acest instrument. 2. Instrument de sculptură, folosit pentru a face perforaţii adânci în piatră şi în marmură. 3. Un fel de… …   Dicționar Român

  • Trepan — Trépan Trépan usé Un trépan (terme issu du grec trupaô : je perce) est un outil de forage surtout utilisé dans l industrie pétrolière. Il a la forme d un cône unique en acier spécial très dur ou de trois cônes imbriqués ensemble. La surface… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Trepan — Tre*pan , v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Trepanned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trepanning}.] [Cf. F. tr[ e]paner. See {Trepan} a saw.] (Surg.) To perforate (the skull) with a trepan, so as to remove a portion of the bone, and thus relieve the brain from… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • trepan — TREPAN. s. m. Instrument de Chirurgie avec lequel on coupe en rond, & on enleve un morceau du crane. Dez que le Chirurgien eut apporté son trepan. Il signifie aussi l Operation qui se fait avec cet instrument. Ce blessé est trop foible, il ne… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Trepan — Tre*pan , n. [F. tr[ e]pan (cf. Sp. tr[ e]pano, It. trepano, trapano), LL. trepanum, fr. Gr. ? a borer, auger, trepan, fr. ? to bore, ? a hole. Cf. {Trephine}.] 1. (Surg.) A crown saw or cylindrical saw for perforating the skull, turned, when… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Trepan — Tre*pan , n. [See {Trapan}.] 1. A snare; a trapan. [1913 Webster] Snares and trepans that common life lays in its way. South. [1913 Webster] 2. a deceiver; a cheat. [1913 Webster] He had been from the beginning a spy and a trepan. Macaulay. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • trepan — trèpān m <G trepána> DEFINICIJA med. tehn. instrument kojim se buše kosti, osobito kosti lubanje ETIMOLOGIJA fr. trépan: kružna pila ← srlat. trepanum ← grč. trýpanon: svrdlo …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • trepan — ► NOUN chiefly historical ▪ a saw used by surgeons for perforating the skull. ► VERB (trepanned, trepanning) ▪ perforate (a person s skull) with a trepan. DERIVATIVES trepanation noun. ORIGIN from Greek trupan to bore , from trup …   English terms dictionary

  • trepan — trepan1 [trē pan′, tripan′] n. [ME trepane < ML trepanum < Gr trypanon, carpenters tool, auger, trepan < trypan, to bore < IE * treup < base * ter , to bore, rub > THROW] 1. an early form of the trephine 2. a heavy boring tool… …   English World dictionary

  • Trepan — Tre*pan , v. t. To insnare; to trap; to trapan. [1913 Webster] Guards even of a dozen men were silently trepanned from their stations. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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