| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | cic·a·trix |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  s k  -trks , s-k trks |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. cic·a·tri·ces (sk-tr s z, s-ktr-sz)
A scar left by the formation of new connective tissue over a healing sore or wound. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English cicatrice, from Latin cictrx, cictrc-. | | OTHER FORMS: | cica·tricial (sk-trshl) , ci·catri·cose (s-k tr-k s) —ADJECTIVE
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