Word: trephination
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: treph
i
na
tion
Definition: the surgical procedure in which a hole is drilled in the skull and a circular piece of bone removed
Morphemes:
Affix: trephine
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A surgical instrument with a cylindrical blade used to remove a circular section of tissue, f.e. bone or cornea; a trepan.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τρύπανον
Language: grc
Decoded: trupanon
Meaning: auger, borer
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: The result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ātiō
Language: la
Decoded: -atio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Form of -tiō appended to nouns