( n. )
A portion of an incision, at its beginning or end, which does not go through the whole thickness of the skin, and is more painful than a complete incision; -- called also tailing.
( n. )
A portion of an incision, at its beginning or end, which does not go through the whole thickness of the skin, and is more painful than a complete incision; -- called also tailing.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012