cicatrix
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- noun
- /ˈsɪkətrɪks/
- Specialized
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cicatriz
- He has nice hands—small, delicate, feminine—despite the cicatrix at the base of his left thumb.
Examples
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The medial portion of the canal has formed enough cicatrix so that the dry, shiny scar tissue is seen "funneling down" to the small residual area of active disease.
Academic text (2001) -
"The cicatrix -"that will never heal."
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It's on the left side and has the appearance more like the cicatrix of a burn than that of a surgical operation.
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She stood at the sinks and looked at the cicatrix the oak had left.
Fiction book (2000) -
"What do you want?" The man had a piece of lint sticking out of his navel and a cicatrix stretching across his rotund stomach.
Fiction book (2000) -
Robert's poetry and fiction have appeared in various literary magazines, including Triplopia, Coe Review, Miranda, and the premiere issue of Cadillac Cicatrix.
Blog text (17) -
A direct laryngoscopy was done to reveal a dense cicatrix between the epiglottis, aryepiglottic folds, and the arytenoids, causing severe obstruction of the laryngeal inlet.
Academic text (1996) -
For example, three and four cicatrix-like markings above the eyes on memorial heads and sculptures (in bronze, ivory, terra-cotta, and wood) have been considered Benin tribal identification marks.
Academic text (1993) -
After the accident, she was left with a visible cicatrix on her arm that reminded her of her recovery.
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The doctor explained that a cicatrix forms when the skin heals from an injury, often leaving a mark.
Synonyms
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A permanent mark on skin or another surface after a wound heals
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Tough new tissue that forms over a wound while it heals
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3.3
The permanent mark on skin after an injury heals
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A scar left on the skin after a wound heals
How Visible
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cicatrix comes from the Latin word cicatrix, which means 'scar', so a cicatrix is the mark left on the skin after a wound or operation has healed.