Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act of incising.
- noun A cut into a body tissue or organ, especially one made during surgery.
- noun The scar resulting from such a cut.
- noun A notch, as in the edge of a leaf.
- noun The condition or quality of being incisive; incisiveness.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of incising or cutting into a substance; specifically, the act of cutting into flesh, as for the purpose of bloodletting.
- noun A division or passage made by cutting; a cut or cutting; a gash.
- noun Figuratively, trenchancy; incisiveness.
- noun In botany and entomology, a slit or deep notch resembling a cut.
- noun In Doric arch., same as
hypotrachelium . - noun A cutting away; removal, as by an acid or a drug.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) The act of incising, or cutting into a substance
- noun (Med.) That which is produced by incising; the separation of the parts of any substance made by a cutting or pointed instrument; a cut; a gash
- noun obsolete Separation or solution of viscid matter by medicines.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
cut , especially one made by ascalpel or similar medical tool in the context ofsurgical operation . - noun The act of incising, or cutting into a substance.
- noun obsolete Separation or solution of viscid matter by medicines.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
- noun a depression scratched or carved into a surface
Etymologies
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Examples
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The top part of the incision is a bit bumpy, as you can see, so I spend a lot of time massaging it really hard to break up the collagen fibers.
Nose Mohs Update - 8 Weeks Post Op aka TBTAM 2008
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Under epidural anesthesia a 3-mm skin incision was made, and with continuous ultrasound guidance, the RFA needle device was carefully directed to where the blood supply entered the abnormal parabiotic tissue mass.
Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion Sequence and Bipolar Cord 2010
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Laparoscopic and endoscopic procedures are types of minimally invasive surgery that enable surgeons to operate on very precise areas of the body; patients experience reduced pain, disability and disfigurement and experience faster recovery compared to standard "open" surgery, where a large incision is made.
Minimally Invasive Surgery for Urologic Conditions in Children 2010
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Under epidural anesthesia, a 3-mm skin incision was made under continuous ultrasound guidance, and a 3-mm trocar sheath passed into the common amniotic cavity.
Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion Sequence and Bipolar Cord 2010
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After the incision is healed, he can resume normal activities, but should avoid contact sports unless he has special permission from his doctor.
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If your child's incision is closed, the surgical tape or glue over it will fall off on its own.
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Your child's surgical incision is swollen or bleeding
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That incision is totally invisible now, but my nose!
Mohs Nose Woes - Part 1 aka TBTAM 2008
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We use various skin closure techniques that allows for minimal tension where the incision is made and we can basically achieve an invisible incision lines.
Keeping Your Look Natural: The Philosophy of Dr. John Vartanian 2007
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When a deep incision is made in the tree's trunk, a milky juice oozes out and hardens into semi-transparent yellowish lumps that give off a strong fragrance when burned.
An old chestnut, re-roasted ewillett 2007
chained_bear commented on the word incision
Cartoon illustration here.
May 14, 2010
reesetee commented on the word incision
HA!
May 14, 2010