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scar

1  [skahr] noun, verb, scarred, scar⋅ring.
–noun
1. a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
2. a lasting aftereffect of trouble, esp. a lasting psychological injury resulting from suffering or trauma.
3. any blemish remaining as a trace of or resulting from injury or use.
4. Botany. a mark indicating a former point of attachment, as where a leaf has fallen from a stem.
–verb (used with object)
5. to mark with a scar.
–verb (used without object)
6. to form a scar in healing.
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Origin:
1350–1400; ME; aph. var. of eschar

Related forms:
scarless, adjective
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scar

2  [skahr]
–noun British.
1. a precipitous, rocky place; cliff.
2. a low or submerged rock in the sea.
Origin:
1300–50; ME skerre < ON sker skerry
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scar 1   (skär)   
n.  

  1. A mark left on the skin after a surface injury or wound has healed.

  2. A lingering sign of damage or injury, either mental or physical: nightmares, anxiety, and other enduring scars of wartime experiences.

  3. Botany A mark indicating a former attachment, as of a leaf to a stem.

  4. A mark, such as a dent, resulting from use or contact.

v.   scarred, scar·ring, scars

v.   tr.

  1. To mark with a scar.

  2. To leave lasting signs of damage on: a wretched childhood that scarred his psyche.

v.   intr.

  1. To form a scar: The pustule healed and scarred.

  2. To become scarred: delicate skin that scars easily.


[Middle English, alteration of escare, from Old French, scab, from Late Latin eschara, from Greek eskhara, hearth, scab caused by burning.]
scar 2   (skär)   
n.  

  1. A protruding isolated rock.

  2. A bare rocky place on a mountainside or other steep slope.


[Middle English skerre, from Old Norse sker, low reef; see sker-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

scar  (n.)
1388, from O.Fr. escare "scab," from L.L. eschara, from Gk. eskhara "scab formed after a burn," lit. "hearth, fireplace," of unknown origin. Eng. sense probably infl. by M.E. skar (1390) "crack, cut, incision," from O.N. skarð, related to score. Fig. sense attested from 1583. The verb is first recorded 1555.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1scar
Pronunciation: 'skär
Function: noun
1 : a mark left (as in the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
2 : a lasting emotional injury scars>

Main Entry: 2scar
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: scarred; scar·ring
transitive senses
: to mark with a scar<scarred heart valves> scar intransitive senses
1 : to form a scar
2 : to become scarred
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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scar (skär)
n.
The fibrous tissue that replaces normal tissue destroyed by injury or disease. v. scarred, scar·ring, scars

  1. To mark with a scar or become marked with a scar.

  2. To form scar.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
SCAR
Society for Computer Applications in Radiology
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