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- pronunciation:
- ihn
sI
zh
 n
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a cut made during surgery.
The surgeon made an incision on her right knee. |
| related words: |
cut, notch |
adjective + (n.)incision
abdominal, anesthetic, circular, deep, external, horizontal, initial, large, neat, painful, relaxing, shallow, small, tiny, traditional, typical, vertical
verb + (n.)incision
avoid, close, involve, make, operate, perform, place, recommend, require, rub, stitch, surround, undergo
(n.)incision
+ verb
bleed, extend, form, heal, insert, mark, remove, scar, seal, sew
noun + (n.)incision
anesthesia,
antibiotic,
aspiration,
autopsy,
channel,
chest,
doctor,
ear,
exit,
healing,
infection,
knife,
laser,
length,
lid,
lift,
muscle,
ointment,
pain,
puncture,
series,
skin,
surgeon,
surgery,
tag,
technique,
telescope,
wound
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The word incision
contains the following parts:
in-1
Latin
prefix
that means in, into, on
  More about this word part:
The prefix in-1 occurs in Latin loanwords and thus attaches to Latin roots ( infect
, inscribe
). in-1 has multiple forms, as the "n" sound in in-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms il-1, im-1, and ir-1.
Example words:
incision, include, infect, influence, inform, information, inquire, inquiry, inscribe, inspect, inspector
cis, cid1, -cide
Latin
root
that means to cut, to kill
Example words:
-ion
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ion
attaches to bases that are Latin verb stems ending in s or t.
Example words:
action, addiction, addition, admission, adoption, affection, affliction, aggression, ambition, attention, audition, commission, commissioner, compassion, conclusion, condition, confusion, construction, direction, dictionary, expedition, fusion, illusion, incision, interaction, mission, nation, passion, passionate, permission, prediction, prescription, question, reaction, reflection, revolution, satisfaction, section, session, solution, television, transaction
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