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Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-sizh-uh n
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈsɪʒ ən

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Définition of incision

Origin :
  • late 14c., "a cutting made in surgery," from Old French incision (13c.) and directly from Latin incisionem (nominative incisio) "a cutting into," noun of action from past participle stem of incidere "to cut in," from in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + -cidere, comb. form of caedere "to cut" (see -cide). Meaning "act of cutting into" is from early 15c.
  • noun cut, slit
Example sentences :
  • It is not necessary to sew up this incision in a long feathered specimen.
  • Extract from : « Taxidermy » by Leon Luther Pray
  • The surgeon proceeded with the incision—as long as he was able.
  • Extract from : « Watchbird » by Robert Sheckley
  • The amputation, the incision, the probing had to be done then and there, on the instant.
  • Extract from : « Charles Carleton Coffin » by William Elliot Griffis, D. D.
  • At first I made an incision into the skin, after the manner of surgeons when amputating a limb.
  • Extract from : « The Severed Hand » by Wilhelm Hauff
  • They may be operated on by means of incision or extirpation.
  • Extract from : « Old-Time Makers of Medicine » by James J. Walsh
  • He rejects opening of the head by an incision because of the danger of it.
  • Extract from : « Old-Time Makers of Medicine » by James J. Walsh
  • Allowance must be made for this projection in commencing the incision.
  • Extract from : « A Manual of the Operations of Surgery » by Joseph Bell
  • The incision is to stop at least half-an-inch below the internal malleolus.
  • Extract from : « A Manual of the Operations of Surgery » by Joseph Bell
  • Push a wire in the tail, and sew up the incision under the wing.
  • Extract from : « Practical Taxidermy » by Montagu Browne
  • If the tumor is large, more than one incision may be necessary.
  • Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of the Horse » by United States Department of Agriculture

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