Meaning & use
scarring
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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