inscicioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

ensisioun, incicioun, incision, inscision, inscisioun, yncicioun

Etymology

From Middle French incision, from Latin incisiō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /inˌsisiˈuːn/, /inˈsisjun/, /inˈsiːsjun/

Noun

inscicioun (plural insciciouns) (Late Middle English)

(surgery) incision, cutting
(by extension, rare) surgical operation
(by extension, rare) prepuce
(medicine, rare) dispersion

Descendants

English: incision

References

“inscī̆siǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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