Translation guide
A surgical cut made in the body during an operation.
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).
医師は腹部を切開した。
The doctor made an incision in the abdomen.
切開部を縫合する。
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.
外科医が患部を切った。
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).
Refers to an incised wound, often used in forensic or clinical descriptions. More about the wound itself than the act.
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.
First, we will make an incision in the affected area.
Measure the depth of the incised wound.