CICATRICE

scar, cicatrix, cicatrice

(noun) a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cicatrice (plural cicatrices)

(medical) a scar

Source: Wiktionary


Cic"a*trice, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. cicatrix.]

Definition: A cicatrix.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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31 March 2025

IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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