Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

incision

[in-sizh-uhn] / ɪnˈsɪʒ ən /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Other options include a “J-incision aortic valve replacement” that he developed involving an incision of about 3 inches in the breastbone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

“They’re calling about their incision sites, which are bleeding. Their child has asthma, and the instructions for the medications are not clear.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2025

But when the bandage came off a few weeks later, Jodee saw two scars instead of one on the inside of her child's leg when they had been told it would be just one incision.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 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

Without crying out or flinching, Garfield endured the slice of the scalpel as Agnew made a two-and-a-half-inch incision.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow




Vocabulary lists containing incision


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "incision" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com