ə̇nˈsizhən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English inscicioun, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French incision, from Latin incision-, incisio, from incisus + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. : a separation of parts made or such as might be made by a cutting or pointed instrument (as a notch in the margin of a leaf or of an insect's wing)
b. : cleft , cut , gash ; specifically : an incised wound made by a surgeon into the tissues or an organ (as in reaching a site of injury or establishing drainage)
an abdominal incision
2. : an act or action of incising (as into a substance)
a Pliocene uplift which caused valley incision — A.M.Bateman
the surgeon's skillful incision of the tissues
3. : the quality or state of being incisive (as in comprehension or action) : acuteness , penetration