cicatrice

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A form of cicatrix — A scar that remains after the development of new tissue over a recovering wound or sore (also used figuratively).

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scarcicatrix
OriginLatin cicatrix →
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Meanings

nouncicatrice (plural cicatrices)

plural cicatrices

  1. alternativeAlternative form of cicatrix.

    Fanny's scissors moved steadily round the armhole and slit down the sleeve, revealing a surprisingly soft white arm and shoulder. Across the shoulder was an ancient cicatrice.

    1929, M. Barnard Eldershaw, A House Is Built, Chapter VII, Section viii

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue

Similar
scarcicatrix
Broader
symptom
Also see
cicatrixscar

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latincicatrix
  2. Latincicatrix
  3. Englishcicatrice

Borrowed from Latin cicatrix.

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APA

cicatrice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cicatrice

MLA

“cicatrice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cicatrice. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cicatrice,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cicatrice.

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