counterincision

counterincision

 [kown″ter-in-sizh´un]
a second incision made to promote drainage or to relieve tension on the edges of a wound.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

count·er·in·ci·sion

(kown'ter-in-sizh'ŭn),
A second incision in the region of a primary incision designed to take tension off the primary closure.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

count·er·in·ci·sion

(kown'tĕr-in-sizh'ŭn)
A second incision adjacent to a primary incision.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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Counterincision was made on the distal part on the dorsal aspect of the hand (Figure 1(a)).
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