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“incision”
1. A cut into a body tissue or organ; especially, one that is made during surgery: Most incisions are done in order to gain access to a diseased organ so it can be repaired or removed.
Sometimes an incision is made to relieve pressure; such as, from pus that has been formed as a result of an infection in the tissue cells.
2. The fact or quality of being quick to understand or able to express something clearly: Paul was known in school for his incisions, as determined by his precise responses to his teachers’ questions.
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“incision”
(Greek: cut, incision; section; more often used as a suffix)
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“incision”
vaginiperineotomy, paravaginal incision
Incision of the vagina and perineum in order to secure enlargement of the vulvovaginal outlet, and thereby permit easy access to the vagina in cancer operations and, rarely, to facilitate childbirth.
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peri-
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perine-, perineo- +
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vagino-, vagin-
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