trépan

See also: trepan

French

Etymology

From Latin trepanum (“a drill”), borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek τρύπανον (trúpanon, “an auger, a drill”).

Noun

trépan m (plural trépans)

1. drill
2. (surgery) trepan, trephine

Derived terms

• trépaner

Further reading

• “trépan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.