English > surgical incision: 1 sense > noun 1, act| Meaning | The cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation). |
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| Synonyms | incision, section |
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| Part of | operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process | A medical procedure involving an incision with instruments |
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| Narrower | gastromy | surgical incision into the stomach |
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| laparotomy | surgical incision into the abdominal wall |
| nephrotomy | incision into a kidney (usually to remove a kidney stone) |
| orchotomy | surgical incision into the testis to obtain material for analysis (as in cases of abnormally low sperm count) |
| perineotomy | surgical incision into the perineum |
| sclerotomy | surgical incision of the sclerotic coat of the eye |
| thoracotomy | surgical incision into the chest walls opening up the pleural cavity |
| valvotomy, valvulotomy | incision into a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction |
| vasotomy, vasosection | surgical incision into or division of the vas deferens |
| venesection, phlebotomy | surgical incision into a vein |
| Broader | cut, cutting | The act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge |
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| Spanish | incisión |
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| Catalan | incisió |
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