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cic⋅a⋅trix

  [sik-uh-triks, si-key-triks]
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–noun, plural cic⋅a⋅tri⋅ces  [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] .

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L: scar

Related forms:
cic⋅a⋅tri⋅cial  [sik-uh-trish-uhl] , adjective
ci⋅cat⋅ri⋅cose  [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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Word Origin & History

cicatrix 
1641, from L. cicatrix "a scar," of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

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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