Incision1. (n.) The act of incising, or cutting into a substance.
2. (n.) 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.
3. (n.) Separation or solution of viscid matter by medicines.
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