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Cicatricial

Cicˊa-tri′cial

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Adj.
(Med.)
Relating to, or having the character of, a cicatrix.
Dunglison.

Definition 2024


cicatricial

cicatricial

English

Adjective

cicatricial (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) caused by a scar
    • 1916, United States Department of Agriculture, Special Report on Diseases of the Horse:
      Under the most favorable circumstances a period of from six weeks to two months will be necessary for the treatment, before the formation of the cicatricial callus and the establishment of a firm union between the tendinous stumps.
    • 1901, George Henry Makins, Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900:
      This was apparently the result of the difficulty of isolating the vessels in the tangled mass of clot and cicatricial tissue surrounding them, and is a strong argument against too early interference.
    • 1891, Peter Charles Remondino, History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present:
      It required a secondary operation to overcome some cicatricial contraction, and, on the whole, he had a very serviceable prepuce; but, what was more to the point, it prevented his ever being mistaken for a Turk.