trepanner
/trɪˈpænər/
noun
- A person who performs trepanning, an ancient surgical procedure of drilling a hole into the skull.
- In ancient times, a trepanner was often a priest or healer believed to release evil spirits.
- The trepanner carefully removed a small disk of bone from the patient's skull.
- The museum displayed the tools used by a trepanner thousands of years ago.
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