cicatrix

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cicatrix

/ˈsɪ.kəˌtɹɪks/ US, UK
/sɪˈkeɪ.tɹɪks/ US, UK

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Borrowed from Latin cicatrix.

noun cicatrixes · cicatrices

A scar that remains after the development of new tissue over a recovering wound or sore (also used figuratively). Here the boy was made to strip, and the commissioner, Mr Symonds, found a large cicatrix likely to have been occasioned by such an instrument...

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noun scar that remains after the development of new tissue

Español	cicatriz

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@misc{cicatrix_2026,
  title = {cicatrix},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cicatrix},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}