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Incision

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Noun

1. dent, incision, prick, scratch, slit

a depression scratched or carved into a surface

2. incision, section, surgical incision

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Incision

see synonyms of incision
noun
1. 
the act of incising
2. 
a cut, gash, or notch
3. 
a cut made with a knife during a surgical operation
4. 
any indentation in an incised leaf
5. rare
incisiveness

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Incision

see synonyms of incision
noun
1. 
the act or result of incising; cut; gash
2. 
incisive quality
3. 
a deep notch, as in the edge of a leaf
4.  Surgery
a cut made into a tissue or organ

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Incision

see synonyms of incision
n.
1. The act of incising.
2. Medicine
a. A cut into a body tissue or organ, especially one made during surgery.
b. The scar resulting from such a cut.
3. A notch, as in the edge of a leaf.
4. The condition or quality of being incisive; incisiveness.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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