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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.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME; aph. var. of eschar


scarless, adjective
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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.]
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Medical Dictionary

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
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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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