Incision
Incision , noun
[Latin incisio: compare French incision. See Incise.]
1.
(Medicine) The act of incising, or cutting into a substance;
(Medicine) the cutting action made during surgery to gain access to the body parts under the skin. — Milton
2.
(Medicine) That which is produced by incising; the separation of the parts of any substance made by a cutting or pointed instrument; a cut; a gash;
(Medicine) the cut in the skin made during surgery to gain access to the interior of the body.
3.
Separation or solution of viscid matter by medicines. [Obsolete]