Meaning & use
cicatrices
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Scars left after a wound or sore has healed, the plural of 'cicatrix'.
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The surgeon examined the old cicatrices on the patient's abdomen.
Botanists noted the cicatrices left on the stem where old leaves had fallen.
A note on using this word
Primarily a medical and botanical term; in plants it refers to the mark left where a leaf or branch detached.
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