"trepans" in the noun sense
1. trepan, trephine
a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull
2. trepan
a drill for cutting circular holes around a center
"trepans" in the verb sense
1. trepan
cut a hole with a trepan, as in surgery
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