2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Incision \In*ci"sion\, n. [L. incisio: cf F. incision. See
{Incise}.]
1. The act of incising, or cutting into a substance.
--Milton.
2. That which is produced by incising; the separation of the
parts of any substance made by a cutting or pointed
instrument; a cut; a gash.
3. Separation or solution of viscid matter by medicines.
[Obs.]
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
incision
n 1: a depression scratched or carved into a surface [syn: {scratch},
{notch}, {prick}, {slit}, {dent}]
2: the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by
a surgeon as part of an operation) [syn: {section}]
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