Thesaurus results for INCISION

incision

noun

in-ˈsi-zhən

Definition of incision

as in slit

a long deep cut the surgeon made a thin incision with the scalpel

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Recent Examples of incision The device allows the sound waves to penetrate the skull without so much as a needle poke or incision and without causing any damage to surrounding bone or tissue in the process. — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Doctors made long surgical incisions along his left leg, from his hip to his ankle, and along his inner calf and thigh. — Diane Herbst, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026 The room was filled the quiet urgency that comes just before incision. — Debra Eluobaju, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026 The quotation should identify who designs the hairline, administers local anesthesia, performs recipient incisions and supervises graft placement. — Malana Vantyler, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for incision

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The shoes feature distinct architectural toe-slit cutouts at the vamp, leaving the tips of each toe exposed.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
Sometimes a box of foreign translations will arrive with the spine of every last book slit open.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of slit

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Her barbs are sharp enough to bring even Regina George to tears.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
In April 2021, a tear in the liner of the site’s largest holding pond threatened to breach and flood surrounding homes with a wall of polluted water up to 20 feet high.

— Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of tear

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