cicatrix

Related to cicatrix: keloid

1. the tissue that forms in a wound during healing; scar

2. a scar on a plant indicating the former point of attachment of a part, esp a leaf

[′sik·ə‚triks]

(biology)

A scarlike mark, usually caused by previous attachment of a part or organ.

(medicine)

The connective-tissue scar formed at the site of a healing wound.

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The collection's name CICATRIX, is defined as "the scar of a healed wound".

Of the 14 infants, only three required a formal repair in the operating room for persistence of the cicatrix, Dr.

These procedures included serial excisions of the mass in order to reduce the likelihood of subsequent cicatrix.