Incision — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a depression scratched or carved into a surface

the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnsˈɪʒən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnsˈɪʒən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnsˈɪʒən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪnsˈɪʒən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

section scratch dent prick slit surgical incision

Word Forms

incisive	adjective	suitable for cutting or piercing
incise	verb	make an incision into by carving or cutting
scratch	verb	cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
prick	verb	make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
slit	verb	cut a slit into
dent	verb	make a depression into

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Einschnitt

eine Vertiefung, die in eine Oberfläche eingeritzt oder eingraviert ist

🇪🇸Spanish

incisión

una depresión rayada o tallada en una superficie

🇮🇹Italian

incisione

una depressione graffiata o scolpita su una superficie

🇳🇱Dutch

insnijding

een depressie die in een oppervlak is gekrast of uitgehouwen

🇵🇹Portuguese

incisão

uma depressão arranhada ou esculpida em uma superfície

🇷🇺Russian

разрез

углубление, поцарапанное или вырезанное на поверхности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चीरा

किसी सतह पर खरोंचा हुआ या उकेरा हुआ गड्ढा

🇧🇩Bengali

ছেদ

একটি বিষণ্নতা স্ক্র্যাচ বা একটি পৃষ্ঠ মধ্যে খোদাই করা

🇮🇳Tamil

கீறல்

ஒரு மனச்சோர்வு கீறப்பட்டது அல்லது மேற்பரப்பில் செதுக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

కోత

ఒక మాంద్యం గీతలు లేదా ఉపరితలంపై చెక్కబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

चीरा

पृष्ठभागावर स्क्रॅच केलेले किंवा कोरलेले उदासीनता

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચીરો

ઉઝરડા અથવા સપાટી પર કોતરવામાં આવેલ ડિપ્રેશન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಛೇದನ

ಒಂದು ಖಿನ್ನತೆಯನ್ನು ಗೀಚಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆತ್ತಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുറിവ്

ഒരു പ്രതലത്തിൽ മാന്തികുഴിയുണ്ടാക്കിയതോ കൊത്തിയതോ ആയ ഒരു വിഷാദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੀਰਾ

ਇੱਕ ਡਿਪਰੈਸ਼ਨ ਇੱਕ ਸਤਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਖੁਰਚਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਉੱਕਰੀ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چیرا

سطح پر کھرچنے یا کھدی ہوئی افسردگی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

切口

表面划伤或雕刻的凹陷

🇯🇵Japanese

切開

表面に傷がついた、または彫られたくぼみ

🇰🇷Korean

절개

표면이 긁히거나 새겨져 있는 함몰

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vết mổ

một vết lõm bị trầy xước hoặc khắc vào bề mặt

🇹🇭Thai

แผล

ความหดหู่มีรอยขีดข่วนหรือแกะสลักเป็นพื้นผิว

🇮🇩Indonesian

irisan

depresi yang tergores atau terukir di permukaan

🇵🇭Filipino

paghiwa

isang depresyon na scratched o inukit sa isang ibabaw

🇲🇾Malay

hirisan

lekukan yang tercalar atau diukir pada permukaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شق

اكتئاب مخدوش أو محفور في السطح

🇮🇷Persian

برش

فرورفتگی خراشیده یا حک شده روی سطح

🇹🇷Turkish

kesik

bir yüzeye çizilmiş veya oyulmuş bir çöküntü

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲתָך

שקע שנשרט או מגולף במשטח

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