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

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

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

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

The softened mass is finally absorbed, and the walls of the cyst, or capsule around it, gradually collapse and form a cicatrix.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry