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A cut made in soft tissue.<\/p>\n

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A cut made in the body during surgery.<\/p>\n

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A wound made with a sharp instrument.<\/p>\n

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A cut in a person\u2019s body made by a surgeon using a scalpel, or any cut made with a sharp knife or razor.<\/p>\n

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Slit or opening made by cutting, as with a scalpel.<\/p>\n

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A precise cut made into body tissue with a sterile surgical knife. The incision is made to expose tissue inside the body so that the surgeon can repair or remove a diseased organ. The type, size, and depth of the incision depends on the surgical procedure being performed.<\/p>\n

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The surgical cutting of soft tissues, such as skin or muscle, with a knife or scalpel.<\/p>\n

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A cut or wound; a term especially applied to surgical openings.<\/p>\n

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A cut made with a knife, electrosurgical unit, or laser especially for surgical purposes.<\/p>\n

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A laceration, commonly associated with the incision performed by a surgeon during a surgical intervention, is a term used to describe a specific type of cut.<\/p>\n

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An incision refers to a cut created in the body’s tissues with a surgical knife, commonly known as a scalpel. Most of these incisions are made to access internal tissue, generally for the purpose of repairing or extracting a diseased organ. Incisions can also be used to allow pus to drain from conditions like abscesses or boils.<\/p>\n

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A surgical cut or injury, incisions are identified by their location, form, orientation, the organ or structure they’re made in, and often by the surgeon who first introduced them.<\/p>\n

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A cut made in soft tissue. A cut made in the body during surgery. A wound made with a sharp instrument. A cut in a person\u2019s body made by a surgeon using a scalpel, or any cut made with a sharp knife or razor. Slit or opening made by cutting, as with a scalpel. 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