incision

Found in thesaurus: impression, depression, imprint, cut, cutting

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incision
n. cut; act of cutting into something (generally for surgical purposes)

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Wound
A wound is a type of injury which happens relatively quickly in which skin is torn, cut, or punctured (an open wound), or where blunt force trauma causes a contusion (a closed wound). In pathology, it specifically refers to a sharp injury which damages the dermis of the skin.

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incision

Noun
1. a depression scratched or carved into a surface
(synonym) scratch, prick, slit, dent
(hypernym) depression, impression, imprint
(hyponym) score, scotch
(derivation) incise
2. the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
(synonym) section, surgical incision
(hypernym) cut, cutting
(hyponym) gastromy
(part-holonym) operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
(derivation) incise


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incision
nf. incision, score; slit, snip; cut

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incisión
nf. excision; incision; scoring