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incision

[in-sizh-uhn] / ɪnˈsɪʒ ən /


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"The staff saw fluid coming out the incision hole at the top of my bum where the implant was put in," she added.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

“They’re calling about their incision sites, which are bleeding. Their child has asthma, and the instructions for the medications are not clear.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2025

The team found that between around 11,500 and four thousand years ago, the Nile experienced significant valley incision, meaning the river cut down into its bed, creating deep channels and a narrower flood plain.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2024

In specialized settings, depending on their training and level of experience, they carry out countless responsibilities, from closing incision sites following surgery to performing biopsies and providing palliative care to the terminally ill.

From Salon • May 16, 2024

With an incising awl, he inscribed the leather-hard clay—a simple chrysanthemum design, far cruder than much of the elaborate incision work for which the potters of Ch’ulp’o were known.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park




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