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Definitions of cicatrix in various dictionaries:
noun - a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
noun - scar tissue
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Jun 17 2010 The Times - Cryptic |
Apr 30 2005 The Times - Cryptic |
Sep 11 2001 Irish Times (Crosaire) |
Feb 17 2000 The Guardian - Quick crossword |
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A scar left by the formation of new connective tissue over a healing sore or wound. |
the scar of a healed wound. |
a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue |
a scar ( mark left on the body) from a healed injury |
The scar of a healed wound. |
Cicatrix might refer to |
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A scar is an area of fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin after an injury. Scars result from the biological process of wound repair in the skin, as well as in other organs and tissues of the body. Thus, scarring is a natural part of the healing process. With the exception of very minor lesions, every wound (e.g., after accident, disease, or surgery) results in some degree of scarring. An exception to this are animals with complete regeneration, which regrow tissue without scar formation. * Scar tissue is composed of the same protein (collagen) as the tissue that it replaces, but the fiber composition of the protein is different; instead of a random basketweave formation of the collagen fibers found in normal tissue, in fibrosis the collagen cross-links and forms a pronounced alignment in a single direction. This collagen scar tissue alignment is usually of inferior functional quality to the normal collagen randomised alignment. For example, scars in the skin are less resistant to ult |