cicatrize
verb (used with object)
to heal by inducing the formation of a cicatrix.
cicatrization
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a word derived from
cicatrize.
Example Sentences
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Herbert's wounds, covered with compresses and lint, were pressed neither too much nor too little, so as to cause their cicatrization without effecting any inflammatory reaction.
From The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne
Under these circumstances it has appeared to me to promote their cicatrization.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
The cicatrization is, however, only apparent, for the entire stump, except the outside ring of annual growth, soon dies, and even decays within its covering, without sending out new shoots.
From Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action by George P. Marsh
Sponge-grafts are often used to hasten cicatrization of integumental wounds.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
The operation is repeated from time to time, and as a result the new growth undergoes retrogressive changes, and cicatrization takes place.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
