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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In surgery, an old form of trepan, the crown of which was made conical, or provided with a ring, collar, or other contrivance, to prevent it from penetrating the cranium too far.
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- n. medicine A trepan having a conical shape so that injurious penetration of the brain is impossible.
Etymologies
- From Ancient Greek ἀβάπτιστος (abaptistos, "not dipped"). (Wiktionary)
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