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INCISION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
Synonyms:
incision; section; surgical incision
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("incision" is a kind of...):
cut; cutting (the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "incision"):
gastromy (surgical incision into the stomach)
perineotomy (surgical incision into the perineum)
laparotomy (surgical incision into the abdominal wall; often done to examine abdominal organs)
orchotomy (surgical incision into the testis to obtain material for analysis (as in cases of abnormally low sperm count))
sclerotomy (surgical incision of the sclerotic coat of the eye)
nephrotomy (incision into a kidney (usually to remove a kidney stone))
thoracotomy (surgical incision into the chest walls opening up the pleural cavity)
valvotomy; valvulotomy (incision into a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction)
phlebotomy; venesection (surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis)
vasosection; vasotomy (surgical incision into or division of the vas deferens)
Holonyms ("incision" is a part of...):
operation; surgery; surgical operation; surgical procedure; surgical process (a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body)
Derivation:
incise (make an incision into by carving or cutting)
incisive (suitable for cutting or piercing)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A depression scratched or carved into a surface
Synonyms:
dent; incision; prick; scratch; slit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("incision" is a kind of...):
depression; impression; imprint (a concavity in a surface produced by pressing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "incision"):
score; scotch (a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally))
Derivation:
incise (make an incision into by carving or cutting)
incisive (suitable for cutting or piercing)
Context examples:
A surgical incision made in the wall of the abdomen.
(Laparotomy, NCI Dictionary)
A surgical incision line that extends in a midline longitudinal axis of the uterus.
(Midline Longitudinal Uterine Incision, NCI Thesaurus)
The cyst is opened, its contents removed, and the edges then stitched to the skin incision.
(Epithelial Marsupialization, NCI Thesaurus)
After healing, the incision may leave a weak spot in the wall of the uterus.
(Cesarean Section, NIH)
In an open colectomy, one long incision is made in the wall of the abdomen and doctors can see the colon directly.
(Colectomy, NCI Dictionary)
Thus, pain from the skin incision is reduced during the recovery period.
(Chemical from cactus-like plant shows promise in controlling surgical pain, while leaving touch and coordination intact, National Institutes of Health)
The delivery of an infant through a surgical abdominal incision.
(Cesarian Section, NCI Thesaurus)
An incision that involves deep soft tissues.
(Deep Incision, NCI Thesaurus)
EXAMPLE(S): Procedures may involve the disruption of some body surface (e.g. an incision in a surgical procedure).
(Defined Procedure, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
DNA excision repair protein ERCC-1, encoded by the ERCC1 gene, is a structure-specific DNA repair endonuclease responsible for the 5-prime incision during DNA repair.
(DNA Excision Repair Protein ERCC-1, NCI Thesaurus)
