INCISURE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

(anatomy) a notch or small hollow

Synonyms:

incisura; incisure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Hypernyms ("incisure" is a kind of...):

notch (a V-shaped indentation)

Domain category:

anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "incisure"):

mandibular notch (small indentation in the middle of the lower jawbone)

Derivation:

incise (make an incision into by carving or cutting)