Associations to the word «Incision»

Wiktionary

INCISION, noun. A cut, especially one made by a scalpel or similar medical tool in the context of surgical operation.
INCISION, noun. The act of incising, or cutting into a substance.
INCISION, noun. (obsolete) Separation or solution of viscid matter by medicines.

Dictionary definition

INCISION, noun. A depression scratched or carved into a surface.
INCISION, noun. The cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats