cicatrix
Physiology. new tissue that forms over a wound and later contracts into a scar.
Botany. a scar left by a fallen leaf, seed, etc.
Origin of cicatrix
1- Also cic·a·trice [sik-uh-tris]. /ˈsɪk ə trɪs/.
Other words from cicatrix
- cic·a·tri·cial [sik-uh-trish-uhl], /ˌsɪk əˈtrɪʃ əl/, adjective
- ci·cat·ri·cose [si-ka-tri-kohs, sik-uh-], /sɪˈkæ trɪˌkoʊs, ˈsɪk ə-/, adjective
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How to use cicatrix in a sentence
The presence of a cicatrix on the left temple (This is a most irrefutable proof of insanity).
Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 8, May 21, 1870 | VariousIn the latter instance it is very liable to carry iris into the wound, and a cystoid cicatrix results.
The wound had healed by first intention and at that time so little cicatrix remained that it was difficult to find it.
Lameness of the Horse | John Victor LacroixHabitual spasms of the muscles and a cicatrix from a severe burn have permanently modified the facial bones.
The lid is first freed by dividing all the cicatricial bands, or, if only a small cicatrix be present, by excising that.
British Dictionary definitions for cicatrix
/ (ˈsɪkətrɪks) /
the tissue that forms in a wound during healing; scar
a scar on a plant indicating the former point of attachment of a part, esp a leaf
Origin of cicatrix
1Derived forms of cicatrix
- cicatricial (ˌsɪkəˈtrɪʃəl), adjective
- cicatricose (sɪˈkætrɪˌkəʊs, ˈsɪkə-), adjective
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