incision

[ in-sizh-uhn ]

noun

1. a cut, gash, or notch.
2. the act of incising.
3. a cutting into, especially for surgical purposes.
4. incisiveness; keenness.

incision

/ ɪnˈsɪʒən /

noun

1. the act of incising
2. a cut, gash, or notch
3. a cut made with a knife during a surgical operation
4. any indentation in an incised leaf
5. rare.
   incisiveness

Word History and Origins

Origin of incision¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin incīsiōn- (stem of incīsiō ). See incise, -ion

Example Sentences

And when coaches asked about the scar from his procedure, he lifted his shirt to show a long vertical incision running up the length of his chest.

From Los Angeles Times

Jurors were told the victim required three operations before being moved to critical care, and he remained in a medically induced coma after sustaining incision wounds to his liver and pancreas.

From BBC

But when the bandage came off a few weeks later, Jodee saw two scars instead of one on the inside of her child's leg when they had been told it would be just one incision.

From BBC

The researchers' new balloon is similar to a traditional gastric balloon, but it is inserted into the stomach through an incision in the abdominal wall.

From Science Daily

Davis did not explain that a D&C involved no incisions, just suction, according to Hope, or tell them that it would stop the bleeding faster.

From Salon

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