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Definition of Cicatrix
1. Noun. A mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue.
Exact synonyms: Cicatrice, Scar
Generic synonyms: Symptom
Specialized synonyms: Callus, Cheloid, Keloid, Pockmark, Sword-cut, Vaccination
Derivative terms: Cicatrise, Cicatrize, Scar, Scarify
Generic synonyms: Symptom
Specialized synonyms: Callus, Cheloid, Keloid, Pockmark, Sword-cut, Vaccination
Derivative terms: Cicatrise, Cicatrize, Scar, Scarify
Definition of Cicatrix
1. 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.
Definition of Cicatrix
1. scar tissue [n -TRICES or -TRIXES]
Medical Definition of Cicatrix
1. The formation of new tissue in the process of wound healing. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cicatrix
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