trépanation

This is a trepanation device.
C'est un outil de trépanation.
If you lived in the Middle Ages and suffered from strong headaches, doctors would decide that you are afflicted with an evil ghost, and, to relieve you of an illness, would make cranial trepanation.
Si vous viviez au moyen âge et souffraient de forts maux de tête, les médecins décideraient que vous êtes obsédés par l'esprit malin, et pour vous délivrer de la maladie, feraient la trépanation du crâne.
Trepanation may cause hemorrhage or brain damage.
La trépanation peut provoquer des hémorragies ou des lésions cérébrales.
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