Cicatrix Definition
sĭkə-trĭks, sĭ-kātrĭks
cicatrices, cicatrixes
noun
The contracted fibrous tissue at the place where a wound has healed; scar.
Webster's New World
The scar left on a stem where a branch, leaf, etc. was once attached.
Webster's New World
The mark left where a wound has healed on a tree or plant.
Webster's New World
Hilum (sense 2a)
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Cicatrix
Noun
Singular:
cicatrix
Plural:
cicatrices, cicatrixesOrigin of Cicatrix
Middle English cicatrice from Latin cicātrīx cicātrīc-
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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