[sik-uh-triks]
noun
New tissue that forms over a wound and later contracts into a scar.
That giant cicatrix on Padma Lakshmi’s arm is oddly attractive to me.
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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
“Cicatrix.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/cicatrix. Accessed 9 May 2025.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin’ Word, s.v. “cicatrix”, accessed May 9, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/cicatrix.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Cicatrix. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved May 9, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/cicatrix