What is "incisura"

n. (context anatomy English) a notch or indent

n. (anatomy) a notch or small hollow [syn: incisure]

An incisura is Latin for notch, and may refer to:

• Incisura (gastropod) a genus of keyhole limpets
• Angular incisure, which varies somewhat in position with the state of distension of the viscus
• Suprascapular notch, a notch in the superior border of the scapula, just medial to the base of the coracoid process
• It may also sometimes refer to the Dicrotic notch seen with aorta pressure

Incisura is a genus of sea snails or keyhole limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Scissurellidae.