Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   In·ci·sion

   /inˈsiZH(ə)n/

   

   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

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • C

     3

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

   • I

     1

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   Powered by Oxford Languages

   More Definitions, Word Origin & ScrabbleShow less