Meaning & use

scarring

noun·Academic

The process of forming a scar, or the marks left on skin or tissue after a wound heals.

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The surgeon used a special technique to minimize scarring after the operation.

Years later, the accident had left noticeable scarring on his arm.

A note on using this word

Do not confuse 'scarring', leaving a scar, with 'scaring', causing fear; the double 'r' matters.

Words with a similar meaning

marking

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