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scar

1  [skahr] noun, verb, scarred, scar⋅ring.
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–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

Related forms:
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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Word Origin & History

scar  (n.)
1388, from O.Fr. escare "scab," from L.L. eschara, from Gk. eskhara "scab formed after a burn," lit. "hearth, fireplace," of unknown origin. Eng. sense probably infl. by M.E. skar (1390) "crack, cut, incision," from O.N. skarð, related to score. Fig. sense attested from 1583. The verb is first recorded 1555.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

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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