Scar vs. Vestige — What's the Difference?

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 visible trace, evidence, or sign of something that once existed but exists or appears no more

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

(Biology) A rudimentary or degenerate, usually nonfunctioning, structure that is the remnant of an organ or part that was fully developed or functioning in a preceding generation or an earlier stage of development.

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

A mark left on the earth by a foot.

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

(by extension) A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present.

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

(biology) A vestigial organ; a non-functional organ or body part that was once functional in an evolutionary ancestor.

A protruding isolated rock.

The mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign; hence, a faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present; remains; as, the vestiges of ancient magnificence in Palmyra; vestiges of former population.

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

A small, degenerate, or imperfectly developed part or organ which has been more fully developed in some past generation.

To mark with a scar.

An indication that something has been present;

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;