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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCicatricial
/ˌsɪk.əˈtrɪʃ.əl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to or characterized by scars.
"The cicatricial tissue formed after the injury was less flexible than the surrounding skin." - 2
Pertaining to the process of healing that results in scar formation.
"Cicatricial changes can often be observed in patients recovering from severe burns."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'cicatrix' meaning scar, via French into medical English in the 19th century. The suffix '-ial' was added to form an adjective pertaining to or resembling a scar.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cicatricial" is said worldwide
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cicatriciel
Transliteration: sikatrissiel
"Le tissu cicatriciel est souvent moins élastique."
narbig
Transliteration: narbig
"Die narbige Haut ist oft weniger flexibel."
cicatriziale
Transliteration: chikatritsiale
"Il tessuto cicatriziale è meno elastico."
cicatricial
Transliteration: sikatrissial
"El tejido cicatricial es menos flexible."
cicatricial
Transliteration: sikatrissial
"O tecido cicatricial é menos flexível."
निशान संबंधी
Transliteration: nishaan sambandhi
"निशान संबंधी ऊतक अक्सर कम लचीला होता है।"
瘢痕的
Transliteration: bānhén de
"瘢痕的组织通常不够灵活。"
흉터의
Transliteration: hyungteoui
"흉터의 조직은 종종 덜 유연합니다."
瘢痕の
Transliteration: hankon no
"瘢痕の組織は柔軟性が低いことがよくあります。"
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