请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 incision
释义

incision

noun

in·​ci·​sion in-ˈsi-zhən How to pronounce incision (audio)
1
a
: cut, gash
specifically : a wound made especially in surgery by incising the body
b
: a marginal notch (as in a leaf)
2
: an act of incising something
3
: the quality or state of being incisive

Synonyms

  • gash
  • laceration
  • rent
  • rip
  • slash
  • slit
  • tear
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

the surgeon made a thin incision with the scalpel
Recent Examples on the Web Surgeons then made an incision in a patient's cornea for the hydrogel. Aria Bendix, NBC News, 11 Aug. 2022 Afterward, the surgeon closes the incision with stitches and the patient wakes up from the anesthesia. Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 27 July 2022 The reason for the incision ranges -- a comment from a friend, a bad review, a breakup -- but once it's made, what starts as a keyhole operation can become open heart surgery and escalate into existential crisis. CNN, 21 Mar. 2022 Fish is now, in Williamstown, making another high-risk incision into the body of American musical theatre. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 One woman asked for help after suffering with a cesarean section incision. Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 22 June 2022 Prepare to skin the tomatoes by making a small X-shaped incision on the bottom end of each tomato. Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2022 Perovskyi would carefully examine every injury on the body, make a Y-incision through the bellybutton, up the sternum and across the collarbones, and saw open the skull. Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2022 The incision will have to heal before Sale can start simulated throwing motions, core work, and arm work, Geary said. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

incision

noun

in·​ci·​sion in-ˈsi-zhən How to pronounce incision (audio)
: an act of cutting into something or the cut or wound that results

Medical Definition

incision

noun

in·​ci·​sion in-ˈsizh-ən How to pronounce incision (audio)
1
: a cut or wound of body tissue made especially in surgery
2
: an act of incising something
the surgeon's incision of the tissues

incision

noun

as in slit
a long deep cut the surgeon made a thin incision with the scalpel

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • slit
  • tear
  • fracture
  • wound
  • gash
  • laceration
  • injury
  • rip
  • scratch
  • slash
  • rent
  • abrasion
  • rupture
  • score
  • scrape
  • crack
  • snag
随便看

 

英语词典包含469781条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/10 15:47:29