Meaning & use

cicatrix

noun·Advanced

A scar formed on the skin after a wound has healed.

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A faint cicatrix remained on his arm for years after the surgery.

The old sailor's weathered face bore a cicatrix from a childhood accident.

A note on using this word

Cicatrix is a formal medical or literary term; "scar" is the everyday word used in ordinary conversation.

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