incision : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: incision	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
incision n a depression scratched or carved into a surface [syn: incision, scratch, prick, slit, dent] the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) Synonym(s): incision, section, surgical incision
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Incision \In*ci"sion\, n. [L. incisio: cf. F. incision. See {Incise}.] 1. The act of incising, or cutting into a substance. --Milton. 2. That which is produced by incising; the separation of the parts of any substance made by a cutting or pointed instrument; a cut; a gash. 3. Separation or solution of viscid matter by medicines. [Obs.]