cicatrize

[ sik-uh-trahyz ]

verb (used with object),cic·a·trized, cic·a·triz·ing.
  1. Physiology. to heal by inducing the formation of a cicatrix.

verb (used without object),cic·a·trized, cic·a·triz·ing.
  1. to become healed by the formation of a cicatrix.

Origin of cicatrize

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Medieval Latin word cicātrizāre.See cicatrix, -ize
  • Also especially British, cic·a·trise .

Other words from cicatrize

  • cic·a·tri·zant, adjective
  • cic·a·tri·za·tion, noun
  • cic·a·triz·er, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for cicatrize

cicatrize

cicatrise

/ (ˈsɪkəˌtraɪz) /


verb
  1. (of a wound or defect in tissue) to close or be closed by scar formation; heal

Derived forms of cicatrize

  • cicatrizant or cicatrisant, adjective
  • cicatrization or cicatrisation, noun
  • cicatrizer or cicatriser, noun

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