1. a surgical cut made in skin or flesh: "an abdominal incision"Similarcutopeningslit
▪ a mark or decoration cut into a surface: "a block of marble delicately decorated with incisions"Similarnotchnicksnickscratchscarificationgashslasharchaic:scotch
▪ the action or process of cutting into something:"the method is associated with less blood loss during incision"
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin incisio(n-), from Latin incidere ‘cut into’ (see incise).