PERFORATOR
\pˈɜːfɔːɹˌe͡ɪtə], \pˈɜːfɔːɹˌeɪtə], \p_ˈɜː_f_ɔː_ɹ_ˌeɪ_t_ə]\
Definitions of PERFORATOR
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By William R. Warner
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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An instrument for opening the head of the foetus in utero, when it is necessary to diminish its size. The operation is called Cephalotomia, Perforatio cranii.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Any instrument or apparatus used for perforating; an instrument for perforating the fetal skull in the operation of craniotomy.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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