cicatricial

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adjective

Relating to or caused by a scar.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

adjectivecicatricial (not comparable)

alternative cicatrical

  1. not comparableRelating to or caused by a scar.

    This was apparently the result of the difficulty of isolating the vessels in the tangled mass of clot and cicatricial tissue surrounding them, and is a strong argument against too early interference.

    1901, George Henry Makins, Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900
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    It required a secondary operation to overcome some cicatricial contraction, and, on the whole, he had a very serviceable prepuce; but, what was more to the point, it prevented his ever being mistaken for a Turk.

    1891, Peter Charles Remondino, History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present

    Under the most favorable circumstances a period of from six weeks to two months will be necessary for the treatment, before the formation of the cicatricial callus and the establishment of a firm union between the tendinous stumps.

    1916, United States Department of Agriculture, Special Report on Diseases of the Horse

Origin

Translations

French cicatriciel
  • cicatricielrelating to a scar
Portuguese cicatricial
  • cicatricialrelating to a scar
Romanian cicatricial
  • cicatricialrelating to a scar
Spanish cicatricial
  • cicatricialrelating to a scar

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