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Definition of Cicatrize
1. Verb. Form a scar, after an injury. "The skin will cicatrize and it will heal soon"
Generic synonyms: Mark, Pit, Pock, Scar
Derivative terms: Cicatrix, Cicatrix
Definition of Cicatrize
1. v. t. To heal or induce the formation of a cicatrix in, as in wounded or ulcerated flesh.
2. v. i. To heal; to have a new skin.
Definition of Cicatrize
1. Verb. (intransitive) To form a scar. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To treat or heal a wound by causing a scar or cicatrix to form. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cicatrize
1. [v -TRIZED, -TRIZING, -TRIZES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cicatrize
Literary usage of Cicatrize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Diseases of the Skin by Hugo Ziemssen (1885)
"Having a slight tendency to recovery, they cicatrize only after having existed
for a long time. ... cicatrize ..."
2. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1897)
"As the ulcer begins to cicatrize, Kemp's rectal Irrigator is to be employed
instead of the india-rubber tube. After the fluid has been ejected, ..."
3. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1897)
"As the ulcer begins to cicatrize, Kemp's rectal irrigator is to be employed
instead of the india-rubber tube. After the fluid has been ejected, ..."
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