cicatricial en · ADJ
Etymology
From cicatrix + -ial.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Relating to or caused by a scar.
It required a secondary operation to overcome some cicatricial contraction, and, on the whole, he had a very serviceable prepuce; but, what was more to the point, it prevented his ever being mistaken for a Turk.
1891, Peter Charles Remondino, History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present:Under the most favorable circumstances a period of from six weeks to two months will be necessary for the treatment, before the formation of the cicatricial callus and the establishment of a firm union between the tendinous stumps.
1916, United States Department of Agriculture, Special Report on Diseases of the Horse:This was apparently the result of the difficulty of isolating the vessels in the tangled mass of clot and cicatricial tissue surrounding them, and is a strong argument against too early interference.
1901, George Henry Makins, Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cicatrical | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
noncicatricial · pericicatricial · paracicatricial
Translations (4)
ro cicatricial (relating to a scar) · pt cicatricial (relating to a scar) · es cicatricial (relating to a scar) · fr cicatriciel (relating to a scar)