incision

C1 Topic:The Human Body

US /ɪnˈsɪʒən/ See IPA manual

Freq #14417

Meanings

1

noun
A cut made into the body, especially by a surgeon during an operation.

The surgeon made a small incision near the knee.
2

noun
The act of cutting into something.

A clean incision through the fabric let the tailor reshape the seam.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a cut made into the body,... sectionsurgical incision

Word family

Forms incisions

Derived forms counterincisionendoincisionincisionalincisionlessmicroincisionpreincisionreincisionsubincision

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Phrases (1)

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surgical incision
a cut made in body tissue during an operation

Adjective + noun

Simplified etymology

Incision comes from Latin incidere, meaning “to cut into.” The same source produced incise, incisive, and incisor, the last derived from a medieval Latin word literally meaning “cutter.”

Etymology

From Middle English inscicioun, from Middle French incision, from Late Latin incisiō from the verb incidō (“to cut into”) + action noun suffix -iō.

*kh₂eyd- Proto-Indo-European inscicioun Middle English incision Middle French incisiō la-lat

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Topics

The Human Body Word Formation & Derivatives

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# incision

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈsɪʒən/
**Frequency rank:** 14417

## Meanings
1. A cut made into the body, especially by a surgeon during an operation.
2. The act of cutting into something.

## Examples
- The surgeon made a small incision near the knee.
- A clean incision through the fabric let the tailor reshape the seam.

## Derived Forms
- counterincision
- endoincision
- incisional
- incisionless
- microincision
- preincision
- reincision
- subincision

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *kh₂eyd-
- Root: inscicioun
- Root: incision
- Root: incisiō

## Etymology
From Middle English inscicioun, from Middle French incision, from Late Latin incisiō from the verb incidō (“to cut into”) + action noun suffix -iō.

## AI Etymology
Incision is from Middle English inscicioun, from Middle French incision, from Late Latin incisiō from the verb incidō (“to cut into”) + action noun suffix -iō. In present-day use, it can mean a cut made into the body, especially by a surgeon during an operation, or the act of cutting into something. Derived formations include counterincision, endoincision, incisional, incisionless, and microincision.

## Topics
- The Human Body
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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