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頭部穿孔 (toubusenkou) Japanese meaning: trepanation | Kotomora

頭とう部ぶ穿せん孔こう

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Meanings

1

trepanation; cranial perforation

Medical term for the surgical procedure of drilling or scraping a hole into the skull.

古こ代だいの頭とう部ぶ穿せん孔こうの痕こん跡せきが頭ず蓋がい骨こつに

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Traces of ancient trepanation remained on the skull.

Kanji

頭head, counter for large animals
部section, bureau, dept
穿put on (to the feet), dig, pierce
孔cavity, hole, slit

Built from

頭とう部ぶ+穿せん孔こう

Etymology

Compound of 頭部 (tōbu, 'head') and 穿孔 (senkō, 'perforation'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the medical meaning.