trepanation

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Sinonieme

trepanning

trephination

trephining

trephnation

Vertalings

trépanation

trapanazione

trepanação

trepanació

trepanación

trepanasyon

Trepanation

trepanatie

trépan

terebración

τρυπανισμός

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/tɹɛpəˈneɪʃən/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Frans: trépan

Verwante met Latyn: trepanum

Verwante met Antieke Grieks: τρύπανον

In summary

From New Latin trepanatio, formed from French trépan (“a drill”), itself from Latin trepanum, ultimately from Ancient Greek τρύπανον (trúpanon, “an auger, a drill”).