English noun: surgical incision | |||
1. | surgical incision (act) the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) | ||
Synonyms | incision, section | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cut, cutting | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | gastromy, laparotomy, nephrotomy, orchotomy, perineotomy, phlebotomy, sclerotomy, thoracotomy, valvotomy, valvulotomy, vasosection, vasotomy, venesection | ||
Part meronym | operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process | ||