Cicatrix vs. Scar — What's the Difference?

Cicatrix is a genus of wasp found in Australia.

A scar is an area of fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin after an injury. Scars result from the biological process of wound repair in the skin, as well as in other organs and tissues of the body.

A scar left by the formation of new connective tissue over a healing sore or wound.

A mark left on the skin after a surface injury or wound has healed.

A scar that remains after the development of new tissue over a recovering wound or sore also used figuratively.

A lingering sign of damage or injury, either mental or physical

The pellicle which forms over a wound or breach of continuity and completes the process of healing in the latter, and which subsequently contracts and becomes white, forming the scar.

(Botany) A mark indicating a former attachment, as of a leaf to a stem.

A mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue

A mark, such as a dent, resulting from use or contact.

A protruding isolated rock.

A bare rocky place on a mountainside or other steep slope.

To mark with a scar.

To leave lasting signs of damage on

To form a scar

To become scarred

A permanent mark on the skin, sometimes caused by the healing of a wound.

A permanent negative effect on someone's mind, caused by a traumatic experience.

Any permanent mark resulting from damage.

A cliff or rock outcrop.

A rock in the sea breaking out from the surface of the water.

A bare rocky place on the side of a hill or mountain.

A marine food fish, the scarus or parrotfish (family Scaridae).

(transitive) To mark the skin permanently.

(intransitive) To form a scar.

To affect deeply in a traumatic manner.

A mark in the skin or flesh of an animal, made by a wound or ulcer, and remaining after the wound or ulcer is healed; a cicatrix; a mark left by a previous injury; a blemish; a disfigurement.

A mark left upon a stem or branch by the fall of a leaf, leaflet, or frond, or upon a seed by the separation of its support. See Illust. under Axillary.

An isolated or protruding rock; a steep, rocky eminence; a bare place on the side of a mountain or steep bank of earth.

A marine food fish, the scarus, or parrot fish.

To mark with a scar or scars.

To form a scar.

A mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue

An indication of damage

Mark with a scar;