incision
noun /ɪnˈsɪʒn/
/ɪnˈsɪʒn/
[countable, uncountable]- a sharp cut made in something, particularly during a medical operation; the act of making a cut in something
- Make a small incision below the ribs.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- large
- small
- …
- make
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin incisio(n-), from Latin incidere ‘cut into’, from in- ‘into’ + caedere ‘to cut’.