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

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

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

The sound was then removed, and a short bougie inserted, so as to pass beyond the cicatrix.

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