Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Greek antiquity, a borer turned by hand or with a string.
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Trepanation, or trephination (both derived from the Greek word trypanon, meaning "to bore") is perhaps the oldest form of neurosurgery.
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Their name comes from trypanon, the Greek word for an augur.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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Their name comes from trypanon, the Greek word for an augur.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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Their name comes from trypanon, the Greek word for an augur.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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The Greeks had adopted another name, trypanon, for their fire-drill, and thus the primitive character of Prometheus became obscured.
Myths and Myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology 1872
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