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Definition of trepan verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

trepan

verb

NAmE//trɪˈpæn//

trepan somebody/somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they trepan

he / she / it trepans

past simple trepanned

-ing form trepanning

(especially in the past) to make a hole in someone's skull with a special instrument, for medical reasons

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