Pathologic Function
cicatrix Audio
cic·a·trix [ sik-uh-triks, si-key-triks ]
Subclass of:
Granulation Tissue; Wound Healing; Fibrosis
Etymology:
Latin cicatrix = a scar
Also called:
Keloid scar
Definitions related to cicatrix:
  • (scar) A mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (scar) A permanent mark left on the skin in the process of wound healing.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (scar) Lingering mark left on the skin after a surface injury, formed in the process of wound healing; also includes the new, internal tissue formed in the process of repair, as in a scarred kidney.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The fibrous tissue that replaces normal tissue during the process of WOUND HEALING.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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