Trefina Trephine
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| Language pair: | Portuguese to English |
| Definition / notes: | A trephine is a surgical instrument with a cylindrical blade. It can be of one of several dimensions and designs depending on what it is going to be used for. They may be specially designed for obtaining a cylindrically shaped core of bone that can be used for tests, cutting holes in bones (i.e. the skull) or for cutting out a round piece of the cornea for eye surgery. |
| URL: | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trephine |
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