verb
- past tense of trepan; performed a surgical procedure involving drilling a hole in the skull
Usage: medical; past tense
Examples
- The ancient surgeon trepanned the patient’s skull to relieve pressure.
- Archaeological evidence shows that early civilizations trepanned skulls for medical purposes.
- The doctor trepanned the skull to access the brain tissue.
- Historical records indicate that trepanned skulls often showed signs of healing.
- The procedure trepanned a small opening in the cranium.
- Medieval physicians trepanned patients suffering from head injuries.