incisure C2 Topic:The Human Body US /ɪnˈsɪʒɚ/ UK /ɪnˈsaɪʒə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun anatomy: a notch or indentation in a bone, organ, or other bodily structure The angular incisure marks a distinct notch along the stomach's lesser curvature. 2 noun rare: a cut or incision The specimen showed a narrow incisure along its outer edge. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · anatomy: a notch or... notchincisura 2 noun · rare: a cut or incision incisioncut Word family Derived forms incisural Related forms inciseindentationanatomical notch Etymology Borrowed from Latin incisura, 'a cutting into or incision,' from incidere, 'to cut into.' Anatomical English narrowed the term chiefly to a clearly bounded notch or indentation. Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # incisure **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈsɪʒɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈsaɪʒə/ ## Meanings 1. anatomy: a notch or indentation in a bone, organ, or other bodily structure 2. rare: a cut or incision ## Examples - The angular incisure marks a distinct notch along the stomach's lesser curvature. - The specimen showed a narrow incisure along its outer edge. ## Synonyms - notch - incisura - incision ## Derived Forms - incisural ## Related Forms - incise - indentation - anatomical notch ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin incisura, 'a cutting into or incision,' from incidere, 'to cut into.' Anatomical English narrowed the term chiefly to a clearly bounded notch or indentation. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown