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incision
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in·ci·sion

noun \in-ˈsi-zhən\

Definition of INCISION

1
a : cut, gash; specifically : a wound made especially in surgery by incising the body
b : a marginal notch (as in a leaf)
2
: an act of incising something
3
: the quality or state of being incisive
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Examples of INCISION

  1. <the surgeon made a thin incision with the scalpel>

First Known Use of INCISION

14th century

Related to INCISION

Synonyms
gash, laceration, rent, rip, slash, slit, tear

Rhymes with INCISION

abscission, collision, concision, decision, derision, division, dream vision, elision, elysian, envision, excision, misprision, North Frisian, Parisian, precisian, precision, prevision, provision, recision, rescission, revision

in·ci·sion

noun \in-ˈsizh-ən\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of INCISION

1
: a cut or wound of body tissue made especially in surgery
2
: an act of incising something <the surgeon's incision of the tissues>

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