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incision

[in-sizh-uhn] / ɪnˈsɪʒ ən /


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More surgical options have emerged too, such as smaller incisions in the chest, or a robotic surgery that involves a smaller incision on a person’s side near the armpit.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

Guardiola's best teams have been built on control, patterns of play and attacking incision.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2025

He panted as Mroueh sewed up an incision by his shoulder.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 25, 2024

Razor-sharp teeth and surgical precision allow the bats to make an incision in an animal, such as in the hock of a cow, without the animal feeling it.

From Science Daily May 21, 2024

In spite of this, Tree-ear found that he had enjoyed the incision work.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park

More surgical options have emerged too, such as smaller incisions in the chest, or a robotic surgery that involves a smaller incision on a person’s side near the armpit.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

Fish emerge with a hole in the head and incisions near the gills before being placed in an ice slurry for blood drainage.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2025

Searching for fragments manually can be dangerous and requires bigger incisions that can cause more bleeding – "so to be able just to simply find them using a magnet is ingenious."

From BBC Jul. 1, 2025

In recent years, Zhao's lab has developed adhesives for a variety of medical applications, including double-sided and single-sided tapes that could be used to heal surgical incisions or internal injuries.

From Science Daily May 22, 2024

“These incisions are precise and surgical. Not meant to inflict pain—probably done under anesthetic, even. The wights were looking for something.”

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs




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