to incise

Examples

• All

• Once the anterior pillar mucosa was incised, the tonsil was retracted further medially, exposing the underlying fascial plane.

  Academic text (2008)

• Its decoration is extremely plain: slightly bulbous around the mouthpiece, with lines incised above and below.

  Academic text (1999)

• Okay, incise the kidney there.

  Coma (1978)

• There is evidence to suggest there was an incised wound around the neck.

  Evil Angels (1988)

• A black crosshatch pattern had been incised into the surface.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Someone was incising the trees with a heavy knife to allow the latex to ooze out.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Pale, smooth skin is incised along a premarked line and dissected down to the bone.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Abscesses should be incised and drained, and the patients placed on intravenous antibiotics.

  Academic text (1996)

• The gland is exposed by incising through the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and platysma muscle.

  Academic text (2004)

• The mucosa on either side of the uvula is clamped with hemostats and then incised in an oblique direction.

  Academic text (1999)

Synonyms

N

to nick

vsto incise

33 3.5

To make a small cut on the skin or a surface, often by accident

is a deliberate cutting action often larger and made with a sharp tool

I

to indent

vsto incise

1 3.4

To make a small dent in a surface by hitting or pressing it

is used for cutting broadly rather than making a small shaped notch

T

to trench

vsto incise

6.5

To cut deep into a surface to make patterns or letters

is a general cutting action often without extreme depth

S

to scarify

vsto incise

• Specialized

9.2

To make small cuts in seed coats so they take in water and grow

is a cutting or carving that removes material more deeply

I

to incuse

vsto incise

• Specialized

9.9

To press a design into metal so it sits below the surface

is made by cutting with a sharp tool rather than pressing or stamping

How Deep

to gash

5 4.2

to slash

53 3.0

to incise

7 7.9

to cut

∞ 1.0

nick

200 3.6

to score

20 7.0

to scratch

161 1.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology