Meaning & use
cicatrix
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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