incision

US /ɪnˈsɪʒ.ən/

UK /ɪnˈsɪʒ.ən/

1.

a surgical cut made in skin or flesh

:

•

The surgeon made a small incision to begin the operation.

•

The wound was a clean incision, not a jagged tear.

:

cut slit gash laceration section

2.

a cut or a mark made by cutting

:

•

There was a deep incision on the tree trunk.

•

The artist made precise incisions in the wood.

:

notch groove nick score slit

:

incisive incise