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Word of the Day - Trepanation

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trepanation

/ˌtrɛpəˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
The practice of drilling a hole in the skull as a physical, mental, or spiritual treatment.

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Doctor Tim loved his trepanation tools. His specialty, of course, was treating headaches. That he was a zombie had not been advertized to the medical board. You could say he had a taste for his work. His technique was gentle, and he had very few patients who complained. He just considered them to be soreheads.

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