trepanación

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾepanaˈθjon/ [t̪ɾe.pa.naˈθjõn] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /tɾepanaˈsjon/ [t̪ɾe.pa.naˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: tre‧pa‧na‧ción

Noun

trepanación f (plural trepanaciones)

1. (surgery) trepanation

Related terms

• trepanar

Further reading

• “trepanación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025