incision

IPA: ɪnsˈɪʒʌn

A cut, especially one made by a scalpel or similar medical tool in the context of surgical operation; the scar resulting from such a cut.
The act of cutting into a substance.
(obsolete) Separation or solution of viscid matter by medicines.
(soccer) A cut-back

Examples of "incision" in Sentences

That incision is totally invisible now, but my nose!
Your child's surgical incision is swollen or bleeding
If your child's incision is closed, the surgical tape or glue over it will fall off on its own.
The top part of the incision is a bit bumpy, as you can see, so I spend a lot of time massaging it really hard to break up the collagen fibers.
After the incision is healed, he can resume normal activities, but should avoid contact sports unless he has special permission from his doctor.
We use various skin closure techniques that allows for minimal tension where the incision is made and we can basically achieve an invisible incision lines.
Under epidural anesthesia, a 3-mm skin incision was made under continuous ultrasound guidance, and a 3-mm trocar sheath passed into the common amniotic cavity.
When a deep incision is made in the tree's trunk, a milky juice oozes out and hardens into semi-transparent yellowish lumps that give off a strong fragrance when burned.
Under epidural anesthesia a 3-mm skin incision was made, and with continuous ultrasound guidance, the RFA needle device was carefully directed to where the blood supply entered the abnormal parabiotic tissue mass.
Laparoscopic and endoscopic procedures are types of minimally invasive surgery that enable surgeons to operate on very precise areas of the body; patients experience reduced pain, disability and disfigurement and experience faster recovery compared to standard "open" surgery, where a large incision is made.