incision

English

Etymology

From Late Latin incisio.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪnˈsɪʒn/

  Rhymes: -ɪʒən

Noun

incision (plural incisions)

1. A cut, especially one made by a scalpel or similar medical tool in the context of surgical operation.
2. The act of incising, or cutting into a substance.

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3. (obsolete) Separation or solution of viscid matter by medicines.

Translations

cut

• Catalan: incisió (ca) f
• Finnish: insisio (fi), viilto (fi)
• French: incision (fr) f
• Galician: incisión (gl) f
• German: Einschnitt (de) m
• Greek: τομή (el) (tomí) f, εντομή (el) (entomí) f
• Hebrew: חֲתָךְ (he) (khatakh) m

• Hungarian: bemetszés (hu)
• Italian: incisione (it) f
• Portuguese: incisão (pt) f
• Romanian: incizie (ro) f
• Russian: разрезание (ru) (razrezánije) n, надрез (ru) (nadréz) m
• Spanish: incisión (es) f