Definition of surgical incision Surgical incision
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What does surgical incision mean?
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| surgical incision - the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) | ||
| incision, section | ||
| cutting, cut the act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine" | ||
| surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted; "he read the warning in the doctor's surgery" | ||
| gastromy surgical incision into the stomach | ||
| perineotomy surgical incision into the perineum | ||
| laparotomy surgical incision into the abdominal wall; often done to examine abdominal organs | ||
| orchotomy surgical incision into the testis to obtain material for analysis (as in cases of abnormally low sperm count) | ||
| sclerotomy surgical incision of the sclerotic coat of the eye | ||
| nephrotomy incision into a kidney (usually to remove a kidney stone) | ||
| thoracotomy surgical incision into the chest walls opening up the pleural cavity | ||
| valvotomy, valvulotomy incision into a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction | ||
| phlebotomy, venesection surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis | ||
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