How to Use incision in a Sentence

incision

noun

• Make a lengthwise incision about 1/2 inch deep on either side of the first cut.
  — Jeanmarie Brownson, Twin Cities, 18 July 2019
• The procedure requires a few very small incisions that sutured closed at the end.
  — Audrey Noble, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 July 2019
• Doctors performed the in utero surgery by making a small c-section-like incision.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 20 June 2019
• The incisions have gotten smaller, which physicians think speeds up healing time.
  — Adam Rogers, WIRED, 13 June 2019
• Li did not show the actual incision, but held up the bloody digit afterward.
  — Rob Schwartz, Billboard, 8 Aug. 2019
• Someone had already performed a tracheotomy -- an incision in the neck to open an airway -- and a tube was in his neck.
  — Eric Levenson, CNN, 20 June 2019
• Then cut the tenderloin lengthwise down the middle, making an incision about 1 inch deep.
  — Jeanmarie Brownson, Twin Cities, 18 July 2019
• There was also Jairzinho, lightening quick with the ball at his feet with the strength and incision to take anyone on one-on-one.
  — SI.com, 15 July 2019
• In non-medical speak, a lipoma is a non-cancerous, squishy ball that pops out from under the skin with a small incision and a little pressure under local anesthesia.
  — Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 5 July 2019
• Doctors there were able to successfully remove the epidural with an incision, according to a follow-up Facebook post.
  — Matt McNulty, PEOPLE.com, 2 July 2019
• Medical advances have increased players’ chances of a successful recovery because surgeries are done with smaller incisions and stronger sutures.
  — Tom Fitzgerald, SFChronicle.com, 11 June 2019
• Many patients reported infections at surgical incision sites.
  — Fox News, 23 July 2019
• Take a sharp knife and make an incision at the base of the tail.
  — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 6 Feb. 2023
• But what took them aback was signs of incisions around some of the wounds.
  — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 29 May 2024
• Next, the researchers in his lab made a linear incision in the skin of the mice.
  — Siddhartha Mukherjee, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
• He will be expected to provide more incision up front for Madrid, who lacked goals last season, struggling to fill the void left by Ronaldo's departure to Juventus.
  — Thomas Allnutt, chicagotribune.com, 12 June 2019
• But over time, the skin around the incision reddened and peeled apart.
  — USA Today, 13 Dec. 2019
• Prostate surgery can be done with small incisions and the aid of a tiny camera.
  — Tara Copp, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2024
• One quick incision near the gills to bleed the fish will keep the meat fresh and untainted.
  — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 May 2024
• The incision itself a bit bigger than the tip of a pen.
  — Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 July 2022
• Cut along the inside of each back leg until your incision meets at the base of the tail.
  — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 6 Feb. 2023
• Once the area is numb, the healthcare provider will make an incision into the abscess to drain the pus.
  — Scott Sundick, Verywell Health, 25 June 2023
• With a facelift, the surgeon makes an incision at the top sides of the face, then removes the loose, excess skin.
  — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2021
• The procedure begins with a small skin incision in the front part of the head and then a small opening of the bone.
  — Coral Murphy, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2020
• Do not make any sort of incision into or around the bite marks.
  — Miles Blumhardt, USA TODAY, 17 July 2022
• The internist repeated the same incision on the right side, joining the two at the center of the chest.
  — Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2024
• Torres then ties the artery off, and sutures the incision closed.
  — Eleanor Cummins, Popular Mechanics, 22 Feb. 2023
• Willis worked on Yeni past the four-minute mark, then made an incision in her abdomen.
  — Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
• That may be the case in incisions to an ancient Egyptian skull that shows signs of an operation, according to a new study in Frontiers in Medicine.
  — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 29 May 2024
• These positions can help to make breastfeeding a little more comfortable since your newborn isn't putting pressure on your stomach and your incision site.
  — Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 22 July 2024

Last Updated: 1 Oct 2024