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

A new arm is formed at the cicatrix before the next breeding season.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various

The excision and cauterization of the cicatrix, or the cutting of the nerves proceeding from it, has been useful in delaying, or even absolutely preventing, the paroxysms.

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

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

Her general health was good; the fœtor had quite gone; the cicatrix over the bone was regular, white, hard, and could be pressed upon without causing pain.

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