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cicatrize
[sik-uh-trahyz]
verb (used with object)
Physiology.to heal by inducing the formation of a cicatrix.
verb (used without object)
to become healed by the formation of a cicatrix.
cicatrize
/ ˈɪəˌٰɪ /
verb
(of a wound or defect in tissue) to close or be closed by scar formation; heal
Other Word Forms
- cicatrizant adjective
- cicatrization noun
- cicatrizer noun
- ˈˌٰ noun
- ˌٰˈپDz noun
- ˌˈٰԳ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of cicatrize1
Example Sentences
In regard to crusts, they should never be removed until the surface beneath has become cicatrized and they have been partially detached by the natural process.
We make a tincture out of it which has marvelous healing and cicatrizing properties.
The marks left by this malady when cicatrized might easily be mistaken for those of inoculation.
He was worried and alarmed by his helpless plight, and the wound on his head, instead of cicatrizing, became more serious, because it was complicated by a sharp attack of fever.
I know it will be long before the wounds of our faithful hearts are cicatrized.
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