Cicatricial

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to or caused by a scar. not-comparable

    "It required a secondary operation to overcome some cicatricial contraction, and, on the whole, he had a very serviceable prepuce; but, what was more to the point, it prevented his ever being mistaken for a Turk."

Example

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"It required a secondary operation to overcome some cicatricial contraction, and, on the whole, he had a very serviceable prepuce; but, what was more to the point, it prevented his ever being mistaken for a Turk."

Etymology

From cicatrix + -ial.

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