Trepanation
//tɹɛpəˈneɪʃən//
"Trepanation" in a Sentence (2 examples)
Creed had suffered […] a swelling to the brain that the tribe’s chief physic treated with trepanation.
According to the doctors, Lula, 79, underwent a trepanation: having a 3cm hole made in the skull to insert a drain to remove the bleeding.
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