noun
incision
ihn-SIH-zhuhn
noun
1
A cut made into something, especially into the body during surgery.
"The surgeon made a small incision just below the ribs."
"The incision healed cleanly within two weeks."
How to Use Incision
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA surgical or deliberate cut.
Common pairings
make an incision
surgical incision
small incision
Word Forms
incisions plural
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Etymology
From Late Latin incisio, from incidō, "to cut into" (in- + caedō, "to cut").