Converse of object

• heal: Re: Does vitamin E when placed on skin help heal scars?

• disfigure: He did his best to hide the disfiguring scar covering the left side of his face without breaking file.

• bear: He still bears the scars of the daily torture sessions.

• inflict: Unless you're detailing the scratches and scars inflicted by teenage kicks, you're simply not trying.

• leave: First, he claims public sector unions have left scars on his back by opposing his reforms.

Adjective modifier

• hypertrophic: Its use in India in the treatment of skin diseases has caused severe bullous dermatitis leading sometimes to hypertrophic scars ( Behl et al.

• Cesarean: Combined with a cesarean scar, greatly increases the likelihood of being mistaken for a Hot Cross Bun.

• corneal: In a poor African country, the major blinding conditions are likely to be cataract and corneal scar.

• uterine: Local guidelines regarding the setting and standards of intrapartum fetal and maternal surveillance in women with uterine scar.

• facial: Both officers were recovering, but would have facial scars.

• ugly: The 50-mile long ' Expressway ' would carve a long ugly scar through that part of our countryside adjacent to the existing M6.

Preposition: on

• conscience: When Tony Blair said Africa was a scar on the conscience of the world, he spoke on behalf of millions.

Modifies a noun

• tissue: The muscle may also develop scar tissue, further impeding full range of movement.

• formation: Vitamin E is known to accelerate the healing of burns and prevents thick scar formation when applied.. .

Noun used with modifier

• acne: You have been graced with a new feature on your face: an acne scar.

• glial: Researchers transplanted retinal cells into adult mice lacking the genes for two proteins important in glial scar formation.

• flake: Shackley ( 1974 ) emphasized flake scar ridge ( arête ) abrasion as a product of fluvial transport.

• limestone: Limestone scars are a feature of the eastern valley crest; other smaller areas of exposed rock occur on the eastern valley sides.

• erosion: The erosion scars of paths, however, suffer constant trampling pressure; with no opportunities for re-vegetation they will only get worse.