cicatricial tissue

noun

1. scar tissue.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cicatricial tissue¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Any cicatricial tissue which may be present around the fistula should be treated by submucous division.

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After fractures of costal cartilage or of the cartilages of the larynx the cicatricial tissue may be ultimately replaced by bone.

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Possesses the power of softening cicatricial tissue, also tumors of the uterine appendages.

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This formation of a cicatricial tissue demands further recognition when the termination of inflammation is considered.

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Eventually, a patch of cicatricial tissue remains as the sole indication of the previous disturbance.

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