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CICATRIZE
cicatrize, cicatrise
(verb) form a scar, after an injury; “the skin will cicatrize and it will heal soon”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
cicatrize (third-person singular simple present cicatrizes, present participle cicatrizing, simple past and past participle cicatrized)
(intransitive) to form a scar
(transitive) to treat or heal a wound by causing a scar or cicatrix to form
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Anagrams
• arcticize
Source: Wiktionary
Cic"a*trize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cicatrized; p. pr. & vb. n. Cicatrizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. cicatriser, fr. cicatrice, L. cicatrix, scar.] (Med.)
Definition: To heal or induce the formation of a cicatrix in, as in wounded or ulcerated flesh. Wiseman.
Cic"a*trize, v. i. (Med.)
Definition: To heal; to have a new skin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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