incision

[ in-sizh-uhn ]
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noun
  1. a cut, gash, or notch.

  2. the act of incising.

  1. a cutting into, especially for surgical purposes.

  2. incisiveness; keenness.

Origin of incision

1
1350–1400; Middle English <Latin incīsiōn- (stem of incīsiō). See incise, -ion

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British Dictionary definitions for incision

incision

/ (ɪnˈsɪʒən) /


noun
  1. the act of incising

  2. a cut, gash, or notch

  1. a cut made with a knife during a surgical operation

  2. any indentation in an incised leaf

  3. rare incisiveness

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