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incision

incision

noun ahn-see-ZYOHN Rare
Body & Health Medicine

Origin: Latin incisio, from incidere 'to cut into'

Also means

cut

Usage Note

Incision refers specifically to a deliberate surgical or medical cut, distinguishing it from an accidental wound. The related verb is inciser, meaning to make a cut. In a medical context, une incision propre means a clean, precise cut.

Examples

"Le chirurgien a fait une incision précise."

Natural Translation

The surgeon made a precise incision.

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