| CS | Caesarian section |
|---|---|
| FS | Frozen section |
| VBAC | Vaginal birth after caesarean section |
| LSCS | lower segment Caesarean section |
| cesarean operation | See: cesarean section, cesarean hysterectomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
|---|---|
| bucket-handle incision | A bilateral subcostal abdominal incision. (05 Mar 2000) |
| paramedian incision | An incision lateral to the midline. (05 Mar 2000) |
| McBurney's incision | An incision parallel with the course of the external oblique muscle, one or two inches cephalad to the anterior superior spine of the ilium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| celiotomy incision | An incision through the abdominal wall. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chevron incision | A bilateral subcostal incision in the abdomen, in the shape of an inverted "V"; used in upper gastrointestinal, renal, or adrenal surgery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pfannenstiel's incision | An incision made transversely, and through the external sheath of the recti muscles, about an inch above the pubes, the muscles being split or separated in the direction of their fibres. (05 Mar 2000) |
| midline incision | A vertical abdominal incision placed in the midline aponeurosis between the two sheaths of the rectus muscles of the abdomen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| collar incision | A cervical incision, placed one to two fingerbreadths above the sternal notch, that is frequently used for thyroid or parathyroid surgery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Deaver's incision | An incision in the right lower abdominal quadrant, with medial displacement of the rectus muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incision | 1. Cleft, cut, gash. 2. An act or action of incising. (18 Nov 1997) |
| incision and drainage | <procedure, surgery> A surgical procedure whereby an incision is made in the tissue to drain a fluid or pus filled cavity. This is the surgical treatment for treating an abscess. (13 Nov 1997) |
| incision biopsy | Removal of only a part of a lesion by incising into it. (05 Mar 2000) |
| endaural incision | Incision through the external auditory canal to permit mastoid surgery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transverse abdominal incision | An abdominal incision that is placed perpendicular to the axis of the rectus muscles of the abdomen. (05 Mar 2000) |