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Abaptiston

ABAPTIS'TON

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Noun.
The perforating part of the trephine, an instrument used in trepanning.

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abaptiston

abaptiston

English

Noun

abaptiston (plural abaptistons)

  1. (medicine) A trepan having a conical shape so that injurious penetration of the brain is impossible.

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References

  1. Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940) Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, ISBN 0-8036-8313-8, published 1993, page 1