Cicatrix
/ˈsɪ.kəˌtɹɪks/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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..."
- 2 a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue wordnet
Antonyms
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More examples"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..."
Etymology
From Latin cicatrix.