incision
a cut, gash, or notch.
the act of incising.
a cutting into, especially for surgical purposes.
incisiveness; keenness.
Origin of incision
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How to use incision in a sentence
They must visualize pathways and know where in the body to make an incision before they see their patient on the table.
Why visualizing images is so important for young readers, and how to foster the skill | Danna Lorch | August 26, 2021 | Washington PostA precursor to vaccination, inoculation was the direct insertion of pus taken from a smallpox victim into a slight incision on the arm of a healthy person.
Neuralink’s approach would require a physical incision to implant a chip in your brain.
At the moment, Lester’s biggest worry is the incision scar opening while he’s pitching.
Jon Lester expects no lingering effects after parathyroid surgery | Jesse Dougherty | March 10, 2021 | Washington PostThat interruption is one of many strong vertical elements in these paintings, but this one is scored with horizontal incisions that suggest the flickering lines that inspired the show’s title — and recall Cortina’s other career.
In the galleries: Exploring the tension between physical and digital art | Mark Jenkins | February 5, 2021 | Washington Post
Slow at first, then steadily, a stream of liquid drips off the incision.
A new procedure for hysterectomies, done via robotic arm via a single incision, results in no scarring and little downtime.
A New Hysterectomy Procedure Eliminates Massive Scarring and Long Recovery Time. So Why Aren’t More Doctors On Board? | Heather Wilson | March 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey made a second, shorter incision at the end of the first one.
The Black and White Men Who Saved Martin Luther King’s Life | Michael Daly | January 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYou have to use the electric scalpel and make a shaky incision on purpose, because palm lines are never completely straight.
Your Future Is in the Palm of Your (Surgeon’s) Hand | Jake Adelstein, Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky | July 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThat type of incision is rarely performed on large breasts, according to Levine.
Angelina Jolie’s Mastectomy: The Brutal Truth Behind the Operations | Lizzie Crocker | May 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe wound after probing looked sufficiently like an ordinary incision to deceive any one.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonLane put his hand into the abdominal incision and squeezed the heart through the diaphragm.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyWith one incision Balsamo separated the vertebral column a couple of inches from the brain, and opened a yawning gash.
Balsamo, The Magician | Alexander DumasThey may be operated on by means of incision or extirpation.
Old-Time Makers of Medicine | James J. WalshHe rejects opening of the head by an incision because of the danger of it.
Old-Time Makers of Medicine | James J. Walsh
British Dictionary definitions for incision
/ (ɪnˈsɪʒən) /
the act of incising
a cut, gash, or notch
a cut made with a knife during a surgical operation
any indentation in an incised leaf
rare incisiveness
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