incision

Etymology

From Old French incision, from Late Latin incisio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈsɪʒən/
• Rhymes: -ɪʒən

Noun

incision (countable and uncountable, plural incisions)

1. A cut, especially one made by a scalpel or similar medical tool in the context of surgical operation.
2. The act of incising, or cutting into a substance.

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3. (obsolete) Separation or solution of viscid matter by medicines.

Anagrams

• inosinic

Etymology

First known attestation 1314 in the French translation of Chirurgie by Henri de Mondeville. Learned borrowing from Latin incisio.

Noun

incision f (plural incisions)

1. (medicine, general use) incision