Cicatrize Definition
sĭkə-trīz
cicatrized, cicatrize, cicatrizing
verb
cicatrized, cicatrize, cicatrizing
To heal or become healed by the formation of scar tissue.
American Heritage
To heal with the formation of a scar.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Cicatrize
Middle English cicatrizen from Old French cicatriser from Medieval Latin cicātrizāre alteration of Late Latin cicātrīcārī to scar over from Latin cicātrīx cicātrīc- cicatrix
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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