Definitions for incision
ɪnˈsɪʒ ənin·ci·sion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. incision, scratch, prick, slit, dentnoun

   a depression scratched or carved into a surface

2. incision, section, surgical incisionnoun

   the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Incisionnoun

   The act of incising, or cutting into a substance; specifically: (Med.) the cutting action made during surgery to gain access to the body parts under the skin. Milton.

2. Incisionnoun

   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; specifically (Med.) the cut in the skin made during surgery to gain access to the interior of the body.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. incisionnoun

   A cut, especially one made by a scalpel or similar medical tool in the context of surgical operation.

2. incisionnoun

   Separation or solution of viscid matter by medicines.

3. Etymology: From incisio.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Incisionnoun

   Etymology: incision, Fr. incisio, Latin.

   1. A cut; a wound made with a sharp instrument. Generally used for wounds made by a chirurgeon.

   Let us make incision for your love,
   To prove whose blood is reddest, his or mine. William Shakespeare.

   God help thee, shallow man: God make incision in thee, thou art raw. William Shakespeare, As you like it.

   The reception of one is as different from the admission of the other, as when the earth falls open under the incisions of the plough, and when it gapes to drink in the dew of heaven, or the refreshments of a shower. Robert South, Sermons.

   A small incision knife is more handy than a larger for opening the bag. Samuel Sharp, Surgery.

   2. Division of viscosities by medicines.

   Abstersion is a scouring off, or incision of the more viscous humours, and making them more fluid, and cutting between them and the part; as is found in nitrous water, which scoureth linen cloth. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.

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1. incision

   An incision is a surgical cut made in skin or flesh by a sharp instrument like a scalpel, usually during surgery. It can also refer to any cut or division made by slicing or ripping, especially in a precise or deliberate manner.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Incisionnoun

   the act of incising, or cutting into a substance

2. Incisionnoun

   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

3. Incisionnoun

   separation or solution of viscid matter by medicines

4. Etymology: [L. incisio: cf. F. incision. See Incise.]

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Incision

   any cut into a margin or through a surface: the marginal slits or notches in Coccidae.

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1. inosinic

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of incision in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of incision in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of incision in a Sentence

1. Redmond Burke:

   Without the model, I would have been less certain about (operating on Mia) and that would have led me naturally to make a larger incision that could possibly cause more pain and a longer recovery time.

2. Asier Marzo:

   For me the major application, the best application, would be going smaller and levitating things inside your body and this could be drug capsules, this could be kidney stones, this could be clots or micro surgical instruments, a tiny scalpel, tiny scissors that you could control from the outside without any incision.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=incision
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=incision
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Incision
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=incision
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incision
7. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=incision