Meaning of CICATRIZE
| Pronunciation: | | 'siku`trIz
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- [v] form a scab; of wounds
- [v] form a scar, after an injury; "the skin will cicatrize and it will heal soon"
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| | Synonyms: | | cicatrise, cicatrise, scab, scab over |
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| | See Also: | | heal, mark, pit, pock, scar | |
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\Cic"a*trize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cicatrized}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Cicatrizing}.] [Cf. F. cicatriser, fr.
cicatrice, L. cicatrix, scar.] (Med.)
To heal or induce the formation of a cicatrix in, as in
wounded or ulcerated flesh. --Wiseman.
\Cic"a*trize\, v. i. (Med.)
To heal; to have a new skin.
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