cicatrize

cicatrize [sik-uh-trahyz] Word Origin verb (used with object), cic·a·trized, cic·a·triz·ing.

1. Physiology. to heal by inducing the formation of a cicatrix.

verb (used without object), cic·a·trized, cic·a·triz·ing.

2. to become healed by the formation of a cicatrix.

Also especially British, cic·a·trise. Origin of cicatrize First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Medieval Latin word cicātrizāre. See cicatrix, -ize Related formscic·a·tri·zant, adjectivecic·a·tri·za·tion, nouncic·a·triz·er, noun Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 British Dictionary definitions for cicatrizant cicatrize cicatrise verb

1. (of a wound or defect in tissue) to close or be closed by scar formation; heal

Derived Formscicatrizant or cicatrisant, adjectivecicatrization or cicatrisation, nouncicatrizer or cicatriser, noun Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 cicatrizant in Medicine cicatrizant [sĭk′ə-trī′zənt, sĭ-kăt′rĭ-zənt] adj.

1. Causing or promoting cicatrization.

cicatrize [sĭk′ə-trīz′] v.

1. To heal by forming scar tissue.

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