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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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
The third stage, that of cicatrization, then ensues about the tenth to the twelfth day.
From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison ) Robertson
Beneath the crusts cicatrization advances till the former are lessened, and finally, becoming detached, fall in quantity from the surfaces subjected to friction.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Sponge-grafts are often used to hasten cicatrization of integumental wounds.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
As a rule, however, the ulcers are purified and heal by cicatrization.
From Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration by Louis Dechmann
