excavate vs trephine

excavate

verb
  • To make a hole in (something); to hollow. 

  • To uncover (something) by digging. 

  • To remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out. 

noun
  • Any member of a major grouping of unicellular eukaryotes, of the clade Excavata. 

trephine

verb
  • To perforate with a trephine. 

  • To use a trephine during surgery. 

noun
  • A surgical instrument with a cylindrical blade used to remove a circular section of tissue, f.e. bone or cornea; a trepan. 

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