Incision - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪnˈsɪʒn|
Brit.
|ɪnˈsɪʒ(ə)n|
noun
- a depression scratched or carved into a surface (syn: dent, prick, scratch, slit)
- the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) (syn: section)
- the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) (syn: section)
Extra examples
...the surgeon made a thin incision with the scalpel...
The surgeon sutured the incision.
The surgeon made a transverse incision across her abdomen.
The surgeon closed the two edges of the incision with surgical thread.
The surgeon closed the incision neatly.
Word forms
noun
singular: incision
plural: incisions
singular: incision
plural: incisions
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