Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The operation of trepanning; the process of perforating the skull with the trepan or trephine, or by other means.
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- noun The practice of
drilling ahole in theskull as a physical, mental, or spiritual treatment.
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Examples
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The practice, also known as trepanation or trepanning, has been carried out since ancient times and has been thought to cure all sorts of conditions we would now know as mental or neurological disorders - such as epilepsy or psychosis.
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The practice, also known as trepanation or trepanning, has been carried out since ancient times and has been thought to cure all sorts of conditions we would now know as mental or neurological disorders - such as epilepsy or psychosis.
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The neo-con practice of making a hole in the skull, known as trepanation, has been around since the Stone Age.
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From the Skeptic's Dictionary entry on "trepanation": Trepanation is the process of cutting a hole in the skull.
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Moskalenko studied 15 people who had undergone (trepanation) following head injuries.
Boing Boing 2009
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This, he says, shows that trepanation could be an effective treatment for Alzheimer's, and he even goes so far as to suggest that it might provide a "significant" improvement in the mental functions of anyone from their mid-40s, when cranial compliance starts to decline.
Boing Boing 2009
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But such are the times we live in that without rising from your chair, you can find the inevitable on the Web: Yes, there are those today who call for a return to trepanation.
Virginia Historical Society's odd gems offer uncommon insights into the past 2011
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For example, trepanation, or the practice of drilling holes in a patient's head to alleviate illness, has not yet made a comeback.
Gene Stone: The Secrets of People Who Never Get Sick Gene Stone 2011
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He becomes slowly convinced that his bizarre condition could be tied directly to the “Henry†case †and that the key may lie in the ancient, mystical practice of trepanation.
DC Comics for February 2010 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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It may die, but it wouldn't be outside the scope of their previous work if its death was so harrowing it made you want to resort to self-trepanation to remove the memory from your brain.
Poll Results! SVGL 2009
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