surgical incision
Scalpel's deliberate opening
A surgical incision is a cut made deliberately with a scalpel or other instrument during an operation.
The term emphasizes precision and medical purpose, distinguishing it from accidental wounds or cuts.
The surgeon made a small surgical incision below the navel.
Figuratively, something done with surgical incision is executed with exactness and minimal collateral effect.
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- cutSeverance or reduction
- clean cutNeat and respectable-looking
- laparotomyAbdominal cavity access cut
- operating tableSurgical procedure surface
sterile field · mastectomy · open · going under · linear · thoracotomy · scar tissue · craniotomy · electrocautery · suture · episiotomy · appendectomy · skin · cesarean section · bikini line · hernia repair · transverse · zigzag
- skin injuriescut, scrape, scratch, bruise, burn
- herniasumbilical hernia, hiatal hernia, hernia repair, sports hernia
surgical incisionavulsion
Forcible tissue separation
puncture wound · contusion · abrasion · blunt trauma · stab wound
surgical incisionsuturing
Closing wounds with thread
wound closure · stitching · stapling · wound repair · wound healing
surgical incisionnon-invasive treatment
Care without penetrating body
topical application · conservative treatment · medication · physical therapy