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1. (n.) cicatrix
new tissue that forms over a wound and later contracts into a scar.
2. cicatrix
a scar left by a fallen leaf, seed, etc.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L: scar)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) scar, cicatrix, cicatrice
a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) cicatrix
the pellicle which forms over a wound or breach of continuity and completes the process of healing in the latter, and which subsequently contracts and becomes white, forming the scar
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. cicatrix
The fibrous tissue that replaces normal tissue during the process of WOUND HEALING.
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