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Definition of Surgical incision
1. Noun. The cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation).
Generic synonyms: Cut, Cutting
Group relationships: Operation, Surgery, Surgical Operation, Surgical Procedure, Surgical Process
Specialized synonyms: Gastromy, Perineotomy, Laparotomy, Orchotomy, Sclerotomy, Nephrotomy, Thoracotomy, Valvotomy, Valvulotomy, Phlebotomy, Venesection, Vasosection, Vasotomy
Derivative terms: Incise, Incisive
Lexicographical Neighbors of Surgical Incision
Literary usage of Surgical incision
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Medical Times and Gazette (1867)
"... surgical incision. IN this short paper I wish to call attention to a simple,
painless, and bloodless method of removing pendulous external and ..."
2. Medical and Surgical Report of the Boston City Hospital by Boston City Hospital (1902)
"Under the right edge of rectus abdominis muscle is a recent surgical incision 17 cm.
in length, with the middle third containing a gauze drain and the upper ..."
3. Surgical after-treatment: a manual of the conduct of surgical convalescence by Le Roi Goddard Crandon (1910)
"The so-called wide surgical incision will give way to the much despised small or
medical incision, particularly where it is desirable to eliminate, ..."
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