What's the difference between incision and ward?

Incision


Definition:

  • (n.) The act of incising, or cutting into a substance.
  • (n.) That which is produced by incising; the separation of the parts of any substance made by a cutting or pointed instrument; a cut; a gash.
  • (n.) Separation or solution of viscid matter by medicines.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Midsagittal or parasagittal pontomedullary brainstem incisions were performed in 4 cats.
  • (2) The advantages of the incision through the pars plana ciliaris are (1) easier approach to the vitreous cavity, (2) preservation of the crystalline lens and an intact iris, and (3) circumvention of the corneal and chamber angle complications sometimes associated with the transcorneal approach.
  • (3) In a double-blind trial, 50 patients with subcostal incisions performed for cholecystectomy or splenectomy, received 10 ml of either 0.5% bupivacaine plain or physiological saline twice daily by wound perfusion through an indwelling drainage tube for 3 days after operation.
  • (4) Measurements were made of the width of the marginal gap for three sites at each of four stages: (1) after the shoulder firing, (2) after the body-incisal firing, (3) after the glaze firing, and (4) after a correction firing.
  • (5) The reduction in respiratory function in those subjects without an abdominal incision demonstrated that other factors, particularly the influence of a general anaesthesia, need to be taken into account.
  • (6) It is unnecessary to make any special more complicated incision designed to avoid lymphatics.
  • (7) The advantages of pars plana approach are the small incision and minimal ocular manipulation during surgery.
  • (8) The operative approach is through an incision above the medial canthus.
  • (9) The authors recall the advantages of low transcartilage incision in rhinoplasty and, by means of several technical details, illustrate the value of this approach in submucosal dissection.
  • (10) By making the incision inside the hairline, there is no increase in the height of the pubic hair.
  • (11) If transportation is unduly delayed, immediate linear incision and suction may be of value.
  • (12) Following orthodontic treatment the canine's incisal edge occlusion demonstrates the tip and torque present in the appliance that was used.
  • (13) Middle-ear exploration in six patients revealed abundant granulation tissue; multiple granulomas and acid-fast bacilli were demonstrated on a section of tissue from one patient with a nonhealing mastoidectomy incision.
  • (14) At surgery, upon incision of the paravertebral muscle fascia, viscous pale fluid was encountered emanating from a foramen in the thoracic lamina.
  • (15) The sample was divided into three groups based on the degree of pretreatment overbite: openbite subsample--no incisal overlap; overlap subsample--incisal overlap and no incisal contact; contact subsample--incisal overlap with incisal contact.
  • (16) The usual approach to the inferior orbit has been through a subciliary skin incision and dissection of a skin flap to the orbital rim.
  • (17) Bojan Krkic had been snuffed out in his central role for Stoke and Hughes’s tweaks would have paid off if Diouf’s finishing had been more incisive.
  • (18) Compared with a matched group without ultrasonic visualization, the eventual site for uterine incision and morbidity to the mother and fetus were not significantly different.
  • (19) The incision was then extended toward the opening of the left coronary artery.
  • (20) Not intimately associated with a nonvital tooth or found to have any communication with the incisive canal.

Ward


Definition:

  • (a.) The act of guarding; watch; guard; guardianship; specifically, a guarding during the day. See the Note under Watch, n., 1.
  • (n.) One who, or that which, guards; garrison; defender; protector; means of guarding; defense; protection.
  • (n.) The state of being under guard or guardianship; confinement under guard; the condition of a child under a guardian; custody.
  • (n.) A guarding or defensive motion or position, as in fencing; guard.
  • (n.) One who, or that which, is guarded.
  • (n.) A minor or person under the care of a guardian; as, a ward in chancery.
  • (n.) A division of a county.
  • (n.) A division, district, or quarter of a town or city.
  • (n.) A division of a forest.
  • (n.) A division of a hospital; as, a fever ward.
  • (n.) A projecting ridge of metal in the interior of a lock, to prevent the use of any key which has not a corresponding notch for passing it.
  • (n.) A notch or slit in a key corresponding to a ridge in the lock which it fits; a ward notch.
  • (n.) To keep in safety; to watch; to guard; formerly, in a specific sense, to guard during the day time.
  • (n.) To defend; to protect.
  • (n.) To defend by walls, fortifications, etc.
  • (n.) To fend off; to repel; to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches; -- usually followed by off.
  • (v. i.) To be vigilant; to keep guard.
  • (v. i.) To act on the defensive with a weapon.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The program met with continued support and enthusiasm from nurse administrators, nursing unit managers, clinical educators, ward staff and course participants.
  • (2) A total of 1,268 patients admitted to hospital wards were kept under surveillance by one observer throughout their stay in hospital.
  • (3) We propose that the results mainly reflect a variable local impact of infection control and that a much more restrictive use of IUTCs is possible in many wards.
  • (4) Pharmaceutical services were provided from a large tent near the hospital, which consisted of an emergency treatment facility, two operating rooms, and a small medical-surgical ward.
  • (5) Paul Doyle Kick-off Sunday midday Venue St Mary’s Stadium Last season Southampton 2 Leicester City 2 Live Sky Sports 1 Referee Michael Oliver This season G 18, Y 60, R 1, 3.44 cards per game Odds H 5-6 A 4-1 D 5-2 Southampton Subs from Taylor, Martina, Stephens, Davis, Rodriguez, Sims, Ward-Prowse Doubtful Bertrand, Davis, Van Dijk (all match fitness) Injured Boufal (knee, Jan), Hesketh (ankle, Feb), Targett (hamstring, Feb), Austin (shoulder, Mar), Pied (knee, Jun), Gardos (knee, unknown) Suspended None Form DWLLLL Discipline Y37 R2 Leading scorer Austin 6 Leicester City Subs from Zieler, Hamer, Wasilewski, Gray, Fuchs, James, Okazaki, Hernández, Kapustka, King Doubtful None Injured None Suspended None Unavailable Amartey, Mahrez, Slimani (Africa Cup of Nations) Form LDLWDL Discipline Y44 R1 Leading scorers Slimani, Vardy 5
  • (6) Transfer between different hospital wards or death were variables found to increase the probability of error.
  • (7) This has shown that, in spite of higher dose rates in the corridor areas because of the use of an MDR system and the increase in interstitial techniques, the doses to ward nurses have been significantly reduced by encouraging staff to comply with the ALARA principle and the introduction of afterloading systems.
  • (8) Refractory ischemia developed in the remaining patients while on the ward or in the intensive care unit.
  • (9) Ethological methods were employed to gather normative data on social behavior in long stay male inpatients in the ward environment.
  • (10) They were subsequently admitted to a research ward, and 4 days later their BPs were measured at resting baseline and in response to a series of stressful tasks.
  • (11) The only thing Michael Fabricant could reasonably be vice-chairman of is the steering committee of Nurse Ratched 's ward fete.
  • (12) The winter vomiting bug norovirus, which also puts strain on the NHS every winter because it leads to wards having to close, has not yet become a major problem, the latest evidence indicates.
  • (13) The revelations did not alter the huge body of evidence from a variety of scientific fields that supports the conclusion that modern climate change is caused largely by human activity, Ward said.
  • (14) The kit was also used on the ward by junior medical staff, who showed that after minimal training reproducible serum C reactive protein results could be obtained.
  • (15) A Hospital Stress Rating Scale questionnaire of 40 items tested for reliability and validity was used to elicit responses from 100 patients from the medical and surgical wards of the selected health care institutions.
  • (16) In the present study, an attempt was made to isolate and identify pathogenic bacteria, fungi and parasites from the housefly Musca domestica collected in the surgical ward of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital and also in a remote residential area located 5 km from the hospital.
  • (17) Many child analytic patients use defenses to ward off feelings, many have not even reached the developmental level of experiencing feelings.
  • (18) (4) Symptoms are exacerbated by a research ward that is disruptive to the community.
  • (19) We reviewed the routines for providing information on drugs, and for training in the use of drugs and aids to medication in hospital and nursing homes by interviewing 11 ward supervisors.
  • (20) You couldn’t walk into the ward in your own clothes.