crosscut vs incision

crosscut

noun
  • A crosswise cut. 

  • A shortcut. 

  • A crosscut saw. 

  • A level driven across the course of a vein, or across the main workings, as from one gangway to another. 

  • An instance of filmic crosscutting. 

verb
  • To cut (wood, lumber) across the grain. 

  • To cut across something. 

  • To cut repeatedly between two concurrent scenes. 

incision

noun
  • A cut, especially one made by a scalpel or similar medical tool in the context of surgical operation; the scar resulting from such a cut. 

  • A cut-back 

  • The act of cutting into a substance. 

How often have the words crosscut and incision occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )