Cicatricial
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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
More examples"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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