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- [sik-uh-triks, si-key-triks]
- /ˈsɪk ə trɪks, sɪˈkeɪ trɪks/
- /ˈsɪk.ə.trɪks/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sik-uh-triks, si-key-triks]
- /ˈsɪk ə trɪks, sɪˈkeɪ trɪks/
Definitions of cicatrix word
- noun cicatrix the tissue that forms in a wound during healing; scar 3
- noun cicatrix a scar on a plant indicating the former point of attachment of a part, esp a leaf 3
- noun cicatrix the contracted fibrous tissue at the place where a wound has healed; scar 3
- noun cicatrix the scar left on a stem where a branch, leaf, etc. was once attached 3
- noun cicatrix the mark left where a wound has healed on a tree or plant 3
- noun cicatrix hilum (sense 2a) 3
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Origin of cicatrix
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin: scar
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Parts of speech for Cicatrix
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cicatrix popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cicatrix
noun cicatrix
- freckle — one of the small, brownish spots on the skin that are caused by deposition of pigment and that increase in number and darken on exposure to sunlight; lentigo.
- blot — If something is a blot on a person's or thing's reputation, it spoils their reputation.
- bruise — A bruise is an injury which appears as a purple mark on your body, although the skin is not broken.
- wart — a small, often hard, abnormal elevation on the skin, usually caused by a papomavirus.
- blotch — A blotch is a small unpleasant-looking area of colour, for example on someone's skin.
Antonyms for cicatrix
noun cicatrix
- blank — Something that is blank has nothing on it.
- clarity — The clarity of something such as a book or argument is its quality of being well explained and easy to understand.
- cleanliness — Cleanliness is the degree to which people keep themselves and their surroundings clean.
- perfection — the state or quality of being or becoming perfect.
- advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
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