incision
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incision
a surgical cut into soft tissue; a notch as in the edge of a leaf
Not to be confused with:
abscission – an act of cutting off; the process by which plant parts, such as leaves, are shed
in·ci·sion
(ĭn-sĭzh′ən)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.
incision
(ɪnˈsɪʒən)n
1. the act of incising
2. a cut, gash, or notch
3. (Surgery) a cut made with a knife during a surgical operation
4. (Botany) any indentation in an incised leaf
5. rare incisiveness
in•ci•sion
(ɪnˈsɪʒ ən)n.
1. a cut, gash, or notch.
2. the act of incising.
3. a surgical cut into a tissue or organ.
4. incisiveness; keenness.
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| Noun | 1. |  incision - a depression scratched or carved into a surfaceimprint, impression, depression - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" |
| 2. | incision - the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) 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 |
incision
incision
nounTranslations
شَق ، قَطْعقَطْع
incizeřez
indsnitsnit
bemetszésmetszés
skurîur
priekinis dantis
iegriezumsincīzija, griezums
incíziarezák
incision
n → Schnitt m; (Med) → Einschnitt m
incision
(inˈsiʒən) noun1. a cut, especially one made in a person's body by a surgeon.
2. the act of cutting especially by a surgeon.
incisor (inˈsaizə) noun one of the four front cutting teeth in the upper or lower jaw.
in·ci·sion
n. incisión, corte, cortadura;
___ biopsy → biopsia de corte parcial.