Cicatrix

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A scar left by the formation of new connective tissue over a healing sore or wound.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A scar that remains after the development of new tissue over a recovering wound or sore (also used figuratively).
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A cicatrice or scar.
  • n. In conchology, the impression or mark of the muscular or ligamentous attachment in a bivalve shell; the ciborium.
  • n. In entomology, a small, roughened, or depressed space on a surface, resembling a scar.
  • n. In botany, the mark of attachment of a seed or leaf.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
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