surgical incision
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- noun
- /ˈsɜrʤɪkəl ɪnˈsɪʒən/
- Specialized
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incisión quirúrgica
- After the surgery, the patient was advised to keep the surgical incision clean and dry to prevent infection.
Examples
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For example, a 65-year-old retired school principal with colon cancer was experiencing postoperative pain at the site of her surgical incision.
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And all that's left now is the post-surgical incision pain, etc., but that is manageable.
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There are multiple surgical incisions about the left side of the face.
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Before making the first surgical incision, these doctors know exactly what they'll find inside the patient's body.
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Additional stressors were physical therapy, dependency on others, and concerns about the surgical incision.
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An episiotomy is a surgical incision made between the vagina and rectum.
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The surgical incision site had not healed, and granulation tissue with chronic discharge developed.
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Preoperative antibiotic dosing was considered optimal when the antibiotics were administered within 60 minutes before the surgical incision, as required by Medicare.
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Before making the first surgical incision, the surgeon explained the procedure to the patient.
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The surgeon carefully examined the surgical incision to ensure it was healing properly after the operation.
Synonyms
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1.0
A wound where the skin is opened by something sharp
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5.3
A cut a doctor makes in the body during an operation
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6.6
A surgical cut into the body to reach or remove tissue
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5.1
A cut in the skin made by a sharp object
A deliberate cut that divides tissue during surgery
How Deep
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a cut made through body tissue by a surgeon' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'surgical' (relating to surgery) with 'incision' (a deliberate cut). This literal, compositional medical phrase follows common naming patterns and is cross-linguistically parallel, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand it.
Etymology
Surgical incision is a simple, literal name: surgical means 'connected to an operation' and incision means a careful cut. Picture a surgeon using a small knife to make a neat cut through the skin so they can work, and that's why it means 'a cut made by a surgeon'.