Dr. Curcillo makes one incision then uses a pliable instrument that can move more like a surgeon's hand than the long, stiff laparoscopes surgeons have used for the past decade or so.
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Incision
//ɪnˈsɪʒən//
Synonyms for "incision" (177 found)
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Noun(5 words)
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4 entriesTranslations
26 translations across 19 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- شَقّ noun (cut)
Bulgarian
2 entries- разрез noun (cut)
- резка noun (cut)
Catalan
1 entries- incisió noun (cut)
Finnish
2 entries- insisio noun (cut)
- viilto noun (cut)
French
1 entries- incision noun (cut)
Galician
1 entries- incisión noun (cut)
Georgian
1 entries- ჭრილი noun (cut)
German
1 entries- Einschnitt noun (cut)
Greek
2 entries- εντομή noun (cut)
- τομή noun (cut)
Hebrew
1 entries- חֲתָךְ noun (cut)
Hungarian
1 entries- bemetszés noun (cut)
Indonesian
1 entries- insisi noun (cut)
Italian
1 entries- incisione noun (cut)
Macedonian
1 entries- за́сек noun (cut)
Polish
1 entries- cięcie noun (cut)
Portuguese
1 entries- incisão noun (cut)
Romanian
1 entries- incizie noun (cut)
Russian
3 entries- зару́бка noun (cut)
- надре́з noun (cut)
- разреза́ние noun (cut)
Spanish
3 entries- cisura noun (cut)
- incisión noun (cut)
- incisura noun (cut)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Ziri had a small incision in the back of his neck.
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The surgeon carefully used the medical scissors to make a precise incision during the surgical procedure.
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Colvin and his colleagues are experimenting with additional surgical techniques, including robotic surgery and the repair or replacement of a heart valve without making an incision in the heart or aorta.
Source: tatoeba (12230095)
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