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first incisionclosure
Sense of emotional resolution
suturing · wound repair · stitching · healing · skin grafting
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Related — scalpel (Precise surgical knife); cut (Severance or reduction); surgical (Relating to operations); blade · opening · skin · sterile · surgeon · operation · slice · wound · tissue · blood
SURGICAL SEQUENCEfirst incision ≠ wound closure Sealing an open injury; bandaging · closing · recovery phase
TISSUE INTEGRITYfirst incision ≠ closure Sense of emotional resolution; suturing · wound repair · stitching · healing · skin grafting
procedural initiationfirst incision ≠ recovery phase Stage of returning to normal; postoperative care · wheels up · closing time
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/first_incision