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   incision

   /ɪnˈsɪʒn/

   noun

   • 1. a surgical cut made in skin or flesh: "an abdominal incision" Similar cutopeningslit
   • ▪ a mark or decoration cut into a surface: "a block of marble delicately decorated with incisions" Similar notchnicksnickscratchscarificationgashslasharchaic:scotch
   • ▪ the action or process of cutting into something: "the method is associated with less blood loss during incision"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin incisio(n-), from Latin incidere ‘cut into’ (see incise).

   Derivatives

   • 1. incisional adjective

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