incision

//ɪnˈsɪʒ.ən//
C1Frequency Level 12Technical
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Noun

incisionSingular
incisionsPlural
1

A surgical cut made in skin or flesh.

The surgeon made a small incision in the patient's abdomen.

2

The act of cutting into something.

The surgeon made a careful incision into the tissue.

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