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cic⋅a⋅trix
[sik-uh-triks, si-key-triks] 
–noun, plural cic⋅a⋅tri⋅ces [sik-uh-trahy-seez] .
[sik-uh-trahy-seez] . | 1. | Physiology. new tissue that forms over a wound and later contracts into a scar. |
| 2. | Botany. a scar left by a fallen leaf, seed, etc. |
Also, cic⋅a⋅trice [sik-uh-tris] .
[sik-uh-tris] . Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L: scar
1350–1400; ME < L: scar
Related forms:
cic⋅a⋅tri⋅cial [sik-uh-trish-uhl] , adjective
[sik-uh-trish-uhl] , adjective ci⋅cat⋅ri⋅cose [si-ka-tri-kohs, sik-uh-] , adjective
[si-ka-tri-kohs, sik-uh-] , adjective
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| cic·a·trix (sĭk'ə-trĭks', sĭ-kā'trĭks) n. pl. cic·a·tri·ces (sĭk'ə-trī'sēz, sĭ-kā'trĭ-sēz') A scar left by the formation of new connective tissue over a healing sore or wound. [Middle English cicatrice, from Latin cicātrīx, cicātrīc-.] cic'a·tri'cial (sĭk'ə-trĭsh'əl), ci·cat'ri·cose' (sĭ-kāt'rĭ-kōs') adj. |
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Cicatrix
Ci*ca"trix\, n.; pl. Cicatrices. [L.] (Med.) The pellicle which forms over a wound or breach of continuity and completes the process of healing in the latter, and which subsequently contracts and becomes white, forming the scar.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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cicatrix
1641, from L. cicatrix "a scar," of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ci·ca·trix
Pronunciation: 'sik-&-"triks, s&-'kA-triks
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ci·ca·tri·ces /"sik-&-'trI-(")sEz, s&-'kA-tr&-"sEz/
: a scar resulting from formation and contraction of fibrous tissue in a flesh wound
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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cicatrix cic·a·trix (sĭk'ə-trĭks', sĭ-kā'trĭks)
n. pl. cic·a·tri·ces (sĭk'ə-trī'sēz, sĭ-kā'trĭ-sēz')
A scar left by the formation of new connective tissue over a healing sore or wound.
cic'a·tri'cial (sĭk'ə-trĭsh'əl) or ci·cat'ri·cose' (sĭ-kāt'rĭ-kōs') adj.
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