cicatrix

Noun

Meaning

The pellicle which forms over a wound or breach of continuity and completes the process of healing in the latter, and which subsequently contracts and becomes white, forming the scar.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

scar cicatrice nick fleck hickey speck blackhead mole blight pimple score brand spot wound fault
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Antonyms

legion paragon decoration dignity excellence trim
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Hypernyms

symptom

Hyponyms

vaccination callus pockmark keloid cheloid sword-cut

Derivatives

cicatrices

Close letter words and terms

cicatrisation cicatrise cicatrisive cicatrizant cicatrizate cicatrization