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incision 1. a cut made with a knife during a surgical operation 2. any indentation in an incised leaf incision [in′sizh·ən] (medicine) A cut or wound of the body tissue, as an abdominal incision or a vertical or oblique incision. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The brain it was customary to withdraw through the nose; the intestines through an incision in the side; the body was then shaved, washed, and salted; then laid aside for several weeks, when the operation of embalming, properly so called, began. I want your assistance, my good sir, to hold the patient’s arm while I make an incision for the ball. He was evidently engaged in "belting" the tree, and his first incision had been on the side nearest to the water. |
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