incision

in·ci·sion  (n-szhn)

n.

1. The act of incising.

2. Medicine

a. A cut into a body tissue or organ, especially one made during surgery.

b. The scar resulting from such a cut.

3. A notch, as in the edge of a leaf.

4. The condition or quality of being incisive; incisiveness.

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incision

Noun

a cut, esp. one made during a surgical operation

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	incision - a depression scratched or carved into a surface dent, prick, scratch, slit imprint, impression, depression - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" scotch, score - a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
	2.	incision - the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) surgical incision, section cutting, cut - the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels" surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" gastromy - surgical incision into the stomach perineotomy - surgical incision into the perineum laparotomy - surgical incision into the abdominal wall; often done to examine abdominal organs orchotomy - surgical incision into the testis to obtain material for analysis (as in cases of abnormally low sperm count) sclerotomy - surgical incision of the sclerotic coat of the eye nephrotomy - incision into a kidney (usually to remove a kidney stone) thoracotomy - surgical incision into the chest walls opening up the pleural cavity valvotomy, valvulotomy - incision into a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction phlebotomy, venesection - surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis vasosection, vasotomy - surgical incision into or division of the vas deferens

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incision

noun cut, opening, slash, notch, slit, gash

Translations

incision [ɪnˈsɪʒən] n → incisión f

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incision [ɪnˈsɪʒən] n → incision f

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incision [ɪnˈsɪʒən] n → Einschnitt m

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incision [ɪnˈsɪʒən] n → incisione f