CICATRICES

CICATRIX

scar, cicatrix, cicatrice

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

cicatrices

plural of cicatrix

plural of cicatrice

Source: Wiktionary


CICATRICE

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

Definition: A cicatrix.

CICATRIX

Ci*ca"trix, n.; pl. Cicatrices. Etym: [L.] (Med.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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