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incision

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of incision

a long deep cut

  • the surgeon made a thin incision with the scalpel
Synonyms of incision

gash, laceration, rent, rip, slash, slit, tear
Words Related to incision

abrasion, score, scrape, scratch

injury, wound

crack, fracture, rupture, snag

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