incision

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English inscicioun, from Middle French incision, from Late Latin incisiō from the verb incidō (“to cut into”) + action noun suffix -iō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnˈsɪʒən/ Rhymes: -ɪʒən === Noun === incision (countable and uncountable, plural incisions) A cut, especially one made by a scalpel or similar medical tool in the context of surgical operation; the scar resulting from such a cut. The act of cutting into a substance. (obsolete) Separation or solution of viscid matter by medicines. (soccer) A cut-back ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === inosinic == French == === Etymology === First known attestation 1314 in the French translation of Chirurgie by Henri de Mondeville. Learned borrowing from Latin incisiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.si.zjɔ̃/ === Noun === incision f (plural incisions) (medicine, general use) incision === Further reading === “incision”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Noun === incision alternative form of inscicioun