as in slit
a long deep cut the surgeon made a thin incision with the scalpel

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Recent Examples of incision Now, in the fifth hour of surgery, a physician’s assistant leaned over her midsection, closing an incision along her side with some final stitches. T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025 The procedure involved an incision in the actor's spine and the removal of four bones from his neck, which were replaced by artificial bone. Rachel Raposas, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025 Even as Jesus is shown nailed to the cross, the points of incision on his palms are blurred and blood never enters the frame. Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025 Limit total body movement as much as possible. Do not apply ice, make an incision or wrap the wound. Jessica Boehm, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for incision
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Noun
  • Hadid’s look featured a cross-back dress with a thigh-high slit in silk satin.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 13 May 2025
  • In 2023, Heidi Klum arrived in a boob-baring Zuhair Murad look featuring thigh-high slits and dramatic wings, while Irina Shayk wore Gucci lingerie.
    Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 13 May 2025
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  • Later in the season, Jaz also faces a health scare as she’s brought to tears while dealing with pain in her leg.
    Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 8 May 2025
  • About an hour later, 69-year-old Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost emerged on the central balcony of the basilica in Vatican City as the new leader of the world’s largest Christian denomination — wearing the white papal cassock for the first time and choking back tears.
    Mariel Padilla, Them., 8 May 2025

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“Incision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incision. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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