incision
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More surgical options have emerged too, such as smaller incisions in the chest, or a robotic surgery that involves a smaller incision on a person’s side near the armpit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
"The staff saw fluid coming out the incision hole at the top of my bum where the implant was put in," she added.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
And when coaches asked about the scar from his procedure, he lifted his shirt to show a long vertical incision running up the length of his chest.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025
Surgery using robots has been invasive since its invention because cutting is involved and often other instruments are inserted into the incision.
From Science Daily • May 24, 2024
Without crying out or flinching, Garfield endured the slice of the scalpel as Agnew made a two-and-a-half-inch incision.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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