surgical incision
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1. the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | cut, cutting, |
| definition | : | the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | gastromy, |
| definition | : | surgical incision into the stomach (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | perineotomy, |
| definition | : | surgical incision into the perineum (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | laparotomy, |
| definition | : | surgical incision into the abdominal wall; often done to examine abdominal organs (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | orchotomy, |
| definition | : | surgical incision into the testis to obtain material for analysis (as in cases of abnormally low sperm count) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | sclerotomy, |
| definition | : | surgical incision of the sclerotic coat of the eye (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | nephrotomy, |
| definition | : | incision into a kidney (usually to remove a kidney stone) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | thoracotomy, |
| definition | : | surgical incision into the chest walls opening up the pleural cavity (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | valvotomy, valvulotomy, |
| definition | : | incision into a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | phlebotomy, venesection, |
| definition | : | surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | vasosection, vasotomy, |
| definition | : | surgical incision into or division of the vas deferens (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | incise, |
| definition | : | make an incision into by carving or cutting (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | incisive, |
| definition | : | suitable for cutting or piercing (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | incise, |
| definition | : | make an incision into by carving or cutting (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | incisive, |
| definition | : | suitable for cutting or piercing (adj.all) |
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