Cicatricial
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Cicatricial is an adjective meaning Relating to or caused by a scar.
Meaning
Relating to or caused by a scar.
Example Sentences
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.
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.
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.
Word Forms
- cicatrical
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include entropion, ectropion, pemphigoid, cicatrical, cicatrisive, cataractogenous.
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