cicatrix

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She remembers the painful transitions to spring, the sea grapes and the rains, her skin a cicatrix.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

An incision was then made externally, in the direction of the urethra, so as to divide the cicatrix, and open the canal above and below the contracted part.

From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin

The softened mass is finally absorbed, and the walls of the cyst, or capsule around it, gradually collapse and form a cicatrix.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

However, save for a cicatrix to mark the trifling occurrence, he was unharmed.

From The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation by Boldrewood, Rolf

A recurrence of the tumor is said to take place when the growth returns in the cicatrix, frequently in a multiple form.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various