Incision Abbreviations and Acronyms

Incision-related acronyms are common in surgical practice, medical education, and clinical documentation. They may describe techniques, instrument types, or procedural steps in cutting through tissue for therapeutic purposes.

These acronyms help standardize communication across surgical teams and improve patient documentation for safety and clarity.

  1. CCI
    Clear Corneal Incision
  2. IAD
    Incision and Drainage
  3. IND
    Incision and Drainage
  4. LESS
    Laparoscopic Endoscopic Single-site Surgery
  5. LRI
    Limbal Relaxing Incisions
  6. LRI
    Limbal Relaxing Incision
  7. LRIS
    Limbal Relaxing Incisions
  8. LSCS
    Lunar Sulfur Capture System
  9. MICS
    Micro Incision Cataract Surgery
  10. MICS
    Micro-incision Cataract Surgery
  11. NOTES
    Natural Orifice Transumbilical Endoscopic Surgery
  12. OPUS
    One-port umbilical surgery
  13. OPUS
    One Port Umbilical Surgery
  14. SICS
    Small Incision Cataract Surgery
  15. SIGS
    Stab Incision Glaucoma Surgery
  16. SILC
    Single Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
  17. SILC
    Single Institution Learning Curve
  18. SILS
    single-incision laparoscopic surgery
  19. SILS
    Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery
  20. SPA
    Single-port access

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