Translation guide
A surgical cut made in the body during an operation.
surgical incision
to make an incision
The act of cutting into the body or the resulting cut, especially in a medical context.
The standard medical term for a surgical incision. Used as a noun or as part of the compound verb 切開する (to make an incision).
The doctor made an incision in the abdomen.
Suture the incision site.
The general verb 'to cut'. In medical contexts, it can mean 'to make an incision', but it is less formal than 切開する. Often used in compound verbs like 切り開く.
The surgeon made an incision in the affected area.
Literally 'to put in a scalpel', meaning to make an incision. Common in both medical and figurative contexts (e.g., to tackle a problem).
First, we will make an incision in the affected area.
Refers to an incised wound, often used in forensic or clinical descriptions. More about the wound itself than the act.
Measure the depth of the incised wound.
切開 is specifically a surgical incision. 切る is a general verb for cutting and can be used in medical contexts but is less precise. For formal medical descriptions, prefer 切開.