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cicatrix
2 English words descend from Latin
cicatrix
, most common first.
cicatrix
A scar that remains after the development of new tissue over a recovering wound or sore (also used figuratively).
cicatrise
To heal a wound through scarring (by causing a scar or cicatrix to form).