incision

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  1. noun The act of incising.
  2. noun Medicine A cut into a body tissue or organ, especially one made during surgery.
  3. noun Medicine The scar resulting from such a cut.
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  • At the site of the wound before and after an incision, the drug, a synthetic cell - signalling agent, is injected under the skin. —  Medindia Health News
  • If you smoke, it's especially important to stop at least a week or two before and after surgery; smoking inhibits blood flow to the skin, and can interfere with the healing of your incision areas.
  • Since the incision was made through healthy tissue, there was a better chance for survival if not much blood had been lost. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • Rhinoplasty can be performed from within the nostrils of the nose or by using an 'open' procedure where a small incision is added across the columella, the vertical strip of tissue that separates the nostrils. —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
  • Your surgeon may use the conventional surgical method, in which the incision is hidden just behind the hairline; or it may be performed with the use of an endoscope, a viewing instrument that allows the procedure to be performed with minimal incisions. —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
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  1. from French incision = Provencal incizio = Spanish incision = Portuguese incisão = Italian incisione, a cutting into, from Latin incisio(n-), a cutting into, used only in fig. senses, division, cesura, from incidere, past participle incisus, cut into: see incide, incise.
 

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