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| the change in electrical potential that occurs between the inside and outside of a nerve or muscle fiber when it is stimulated, serving to transmit nerve signals |
| an end organ or a group of end organs of sensory or afferent neurons, specialized to be sensitive to stimulating agents |
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| —n , pl cicatrices | |
| 1. | the tissue that forms in a wound during healing; scar |
| 2. | a scar on a plant indicating the former point of attachment of a part, esp a leaf |
| [C17: from Latin: scar, of obscure origin] | |
| cicatricial | |
| —adj | |
| cicatricose | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
cicatrix
1641, from L. cicatrix "a scar," of unknown origin.
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Medical Dictionary
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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