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scar (skär)
noun
- a mark left on the skin or other tissue after a wound, burn, ulcer, pustule, lesion, etc. has healed; cicatrix
- a similar mark or cicatrix on a plant, as one on a stem where a leaf was attached
- a marring or disfiguring mark on anything
- the lasting mental or emotional effects of suffering or anguish
Etymology: ME, aphetic < MFr escarre < LL eschara < Gr, orig., fireplace, brazier
intransitive verb
scar (skär)
noun
- a precipitous rocky place or cliff
- a projecting or isolated rock, as in the sea
Etymology: ME skerre < ON sker: for IE base see shear
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Alternate definitions:
scar
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Converse of object
- heal: Re: Does vitamin E when placed on skin help heal scars?
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.
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.
Noun used with modifier
- acne: You have been graced with a new feature on your face: an acne scar.
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O hark,O hear! how thin and clear And thinner, clearer, farther going! O sweet and far from cliff and scar The horns of Elfland faintly blowing! Blow, let us hear the purple glens replying: Blow, bugle; answer, echoes, dying, dying, dying.
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