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inciser

to incise

verb an-see-ZEH Rare
Body & Health Medicine

Origin: Latin incidere, 'to cut into'

Also means

to lance

Usage Note

Inciser means to make a surgical or deliberate cut, as in inciser un abcès (to lance an abscess). The resulting noun is une incision. It is a technical/medical verb; in everyday contexts French speakers more often use couper or entailler.

Examples

"Le chirurgien doit inciser délicatement."

Natural Translation

The surgeon must cut carefully.

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