Incision
[ɪn'sɪʒ(ə)n] or [ɪn'sɪʒən]
Definition
(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.
Inputed by Cherie--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of incising, or cutting into a substance.
(n.) 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.
(n.) Separation or solution of viscid matter by medicines.
Inputed by Bruno
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Cut, gash.
Edited by Bernice
Examples
- The incision looked very long. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Along the grain another sharp-pointed diamond is ground until there is a V-shape incision or nick. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Incisions are cut in the bark of the long-leaf pine trees, and these serve as channels for the escape of crude resin. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
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