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Recent Examples of incisions
APPs excel in positioning patients, opening surgical sites, retracting tissues, and closing incisions.
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Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
This allows for finer incisions, which can mean faster healing and denser graft placement.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
In order to get in, the doctors make tiny incisions in the white parts of the eye (the sclera) and use a hollow needle-like device with suction.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
Your oral surgeon reaches the area using incisions in the gums, then removes the tooth root's apex (tip).
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 8 Aug. 2025
Make small incisions all over the chicken legs.
—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
Surgical Techniques to Reverse Tied Tubes Tubal reversal is an abdominal surgery that is usually done laparoscopically (making small incisions in the lower abdomen and inserting instruments and a scope).
—Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025
Most of the current brain tumor surgery often involves large incisions and removal of parts of the skull, which leads to an extensive recovery period.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2025
A couple of my incisions did get infected.
—Meirav Devash, Allure, 17 Jan. 2025
Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
This allows for finer incisions, which can mean faster healing and denser graft placement.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
In order to get in, the doctors make tiny incisions in the white parts of the eye (the sclera) and use a hollow needle-like device with suction.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
Your oral surgeon reaches the area using incisions in the gums, then removes the tooth root's apex (tip).
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 8 Aug. 2025
Make small incisions all over the chicken legs.
—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
Surgical Techniques to Reverse Tied Tubes Tubal reversal is an abdominal surgery that is usually done laparoscopically (making small incisions in the lower abdomen and inserting instruments and a scope).
—Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025
Most of the current brain tumor surgery often involves large incisions and removal of parts of the skull, which leads to an extensive recovery period.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2025
A couple of my incisions did get infected.
—Meirav Devash, Allure, 17 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incisions
Noun
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The piping adds an athletic flair to the mock-neck sweater and sweatpant set, and small slits on the front of the hems add extra interest.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Desmond Castle stands watch beyond the village park—its stone battlements and arrow slits recalling Norman skirmishes and feudal lords.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Through tears, the father of slain Nasir Delaney-Rowland shared a statement in court that his son was one of a kind.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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There were toasts, happy tears and everyone is thrilled for them.—
Sarah Jones,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Incisions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incisions. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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