cicatrix

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She remembers the painful transitions to spring, the sea grapes and the rains, her skin a cicatrix.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

It was from the nostrils in 82 cases, from the uterus in 1 case, from the stomach in 4 cases, and from the cicatrix of a chancre in 1 case.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

An incision was then made externally, in the direction of the urethra, so as to divide the cicatrix, and open the canal above and below the contracted part.

From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin

R. In those in whom conception has ever taken place, some of these vesicles are removed, and in their place a cicatrix or scar is formed which continues through life.

From Fruits of Philosophy A Treatise on the Population Question by Knowlton, Charles

The formation of a cicatrix is evidently due to the intensity of the process in certain exceptional lesions, as a result of which the papill� of the corium are superficially destroyed.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various