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# incision

noun (an incision, incisions)

«incision» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An incision is a careful cut made into something, especially a cut a surgeon makes into the body during an operation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incision/#m1)
2. An incision is a neat cut or notch made with a sharp tool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incision/#m2)

### In the lessons

In health lessons and hospital stories a surgeon makes an incision, then closes it with stitches. In science, «incisors» (front teeth) come from the same Latin word for cutting. In crafts and cooking an incision is a small precise cut. Phrases: «make an incision», «a small incision», «surgical incision».

### Examples

- The surgeon made a small incision to take out the appendix. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incision/#x1)
- After the operation the incision was closed with stitches. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incision/#x2)
- Keep the incision clean and dry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incision/#x3)
- The vet made an incision in the dog's paw to remove the thorn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incision/#x4)
- The chef made an incision in each sausage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incision/#x5)
- The scar from the incision faded over time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incision/#x6)

### Note

Countable: one incision, two incisions. Formal or medical word; in everyday talk people say «cut». Related: «incisor» (a front tooth), «incisive» (sharp and clear, of a comment). Sounds like «in-SIZH-un».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «incision» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incision/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«incision» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/incision.html) on Mova free.