Incision - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɪnˈsɪʒn|  American pronunciation of the word incision
Brit.  |ɪnˈsɪʒ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word incision

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)

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
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