Incisions are made to cut in to the skin to fix or remove something in the body.Incision's are usually done by a doctor or a nurse in a sterile environment.
A tenotomy or tendonotomy is a surgical incision into a tendon for the purpose of lengthening it.
The medical term for a surgical incision into a breast is "mastectomy" when referring to the removal of breast tissue, but if specifically focusing on incision without removal, the term "breast incision" or "incision of the breast" may be used. The term "incisional biopsy" is also applicable when the incision is made to obtain tissue for examination. These terms can vary based on the context and purpose of the procedure.
To prevent bacteria from the skin getting into the incision.
Incision of the vein is called "venotomy." This surgical procedure involves making an incision in a vein, typically for the purpose of accessing the venous system for blood sampling, catheter placement, or other medical interventions. Venotomy is often performed in clinical settings, such as during surgeries or for therapeutic treatments.
lynch incision or lateral incision
performed to correct a weakened area that has developed in the scarred muscle tissue around a prior abdominal surgical incision, occurring as a result of tension (pulling in opposite directions) created when the incision was closed with sutures
(TURP) relieves symptoms of BPH by removing the prostate tissue that is blocking the urethra. No incision is needed.
A vertical incision is called a transverse or Pfannenstiel incision depending upon the procedure.
Most of the time the incision will be located inside the nose and will not be visible. The size of the incision is small.
This may hurt a bit; I'm going to make a small incision in the back of your hand.
The base word of incision is incise.The surgeon had to incise the wound. The incision later began to heal nicely.
Supra means abonve and clavicle is collar bone. Supraclavicle incision is an incision above the collar bone.