cicatrix
Example Sentences
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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
The term catarrhal pock, however, is not vitiated by an extension of the morbid process deep enough to produce a permanent cicatrix, and it is probable that in most cases the catarrhal type predominates.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Habitual spasms of the muscles and a cicatrix from a severe burn have permanently modified the facial bones.
From The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I by Darwin, Charles
Even the cicatrix on his scalp was invisible, for his hair was made to cover it.
From In the Van; or, The Builders by Price-Brown, John
However, save for a cicatrix to mark the trifling occurrence, he was unharmed.
From The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation by Boldrewood, Rolf
