incision

/ɪnˈsɪʒn/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˈsɪʒn/ (ame, ipa) · /in-ˈsi-zhən/ (ame, mw)

incision — noun

  • incisionsingular
  • incisionsplural

1. a careful cut through skin or tissue with a sharp blade, done by a surgeon durin

1.名詞C1
釋義

a careful cut through skin or tissue with a sharp blade, done by a surgeon during a medical procedure; also, the action of cutting into the body in this way

例句

The surgeon made a tiny incision just below Keiko's left collarbone to insert the tube.

make an incision + preposition of place

Emmanuel felt nothing as the incision was made, thanks to the local anaesthetic.

passive: incision was made

同義詞
  • cut

    the general everyday term; 'incision' is specifically surgical and deliberate

  • slit

    a long narrow opening; 'incision' does not emphasise length-to-width ratio

  • opening

    broader term that need not involve a sharp tool at all

文法句型

make an incision

incision in/through something

用法筆記

Primarily used in medical and surgical contexts. Emphasises a deliberate, controlled cut made with a sharp instrument — distinct from an accidental cut or tear.

常見錯誤

❌The knife left a deep incision in the table.
✅The knife left a deep cut in the table.
💡'incision' is almost always used for cuts into living tissue, not into objects like wood or plastic.

2. the healing wound at the site of a surgeon's cut, and the permanent scar that ma

2.名詞C1
釋義

the healing wound at the site of a surgeon's cut, and the permanent scar that may form there

例句

Hakim dabbed the incision on his stomach gently with a clean piece of cotton.

dab the incision — wound-care collocation

Rosa's incision healed cleanly, leaving only a thin white scar above her hip.

incision healed cleanly — typical adverb pairing

同義詞
  • wound

    broader term for any injury; 'incision' specifically refers to a surgical wound

  • scar

    only the healed mark, not the fresh wound; 'incision' covers both stages

  • gash

    a deep, rough, usually accidental wound — not surgical

文法句型

incision heals

incision on something

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1 (SURGICAL CUT): this sense focuses on the incision as a wound that heals or a scar that remains — the mark left behind, not the cutting itself.

常見錯誤

❌After the operation, I could see the incision the surgeon made.' (talking about the healing wound)
✅After the operation, I could see where the incision had been stitched.
💡when referring to the wound itself as it heals, use sense 2; sense 1 refers to the original cut.