trepanation; cranial perforation
Medical term for the surgical procedure of drilling or scraping a hole into the skull. Also referred to as 頭部穿孔.
See also: 頭部穿孔
In ancient civilizations, trepanation was performed for therapeutic purposes.
Synonym; 頭部穿孔 is a more general term for perforation of the head, while 頭蓋穿孔 specifically refers to the skull.
Compound of 頭蓋 (skull, cranium) and 穿孔 (perforation, drilling). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern medical coinage.