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Incision
In*ci"sion\, n. [L. incisio: cf. F. incision. See Incise.]1. The act of incising, or cutting into a substance. --Milton. 2. 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. Separation or solution of viscid matter by medicines. [Obs.]
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Language Translation for : incision
Spanish:
incisión,
German:
der Einschnitt,
Japanese:
切り口
incision
1392, from O.Fr. incision (13c.), from L. incisionem (nom. incisio) "a cutting into," noun of action from incidere "to cut in," from from in- "into" + -cidere, comb. form of caedere "to cut" (see concise). Incisive (1597), from M.L. incisivus originally was lit., "cutting with a sharp edge;" fig. sense of "mentally acute" first recorded 1850 as a borrowing from Fr.
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Main Entry: in·ci·sion
Pronunciation: in-'sizh-&n
Function: noun
1 : a cut or wound of body tissue made especially in surgery
2 : an act of incising something
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incision in·ci·sion (ĭn-sĭzh'ən)
n.
- A cut into a body tissue or organ, especially one made during surgery.
- The scar resulting from such a cut.
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