cicatrice

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See also: cicatricé

English

Etymology

From Latin cicatrix.

Pronunciation

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Noun

cicatrice (plural cicatrices)

  1. (medicine) a scar
    • 1929, M. Barnard Eldershaw, A House Is Built, Chapter VII, Section viii:
      Fanny's scissors moved steadily round the armhole and slit down the sleeve, revealing a surprisingly soft white arm and shoulder. Across the shoulder was an ancient cicatrice.

Translations

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cicātrīcem.

Pronunciation

Noun

cicatrice f (plural cicatrices)

  1. scar

Derived terms

Further reading

Galician

Verb

cicatrice

  1. inflection of cicatrizar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Italian

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cicatrīcem, cicatricem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃi.kaˈtri.t͡ʃe/
  • Rhymes: -itʃe
  • Hyphenation: ci‧ca‧trì‧ce
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Noun

cicatrice f (plural cicatrici)

  1. (medicine) scar

Derived terms

Further reading

  • cicatrice in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

cicātrīce

  1. ablative singular of cicātrīx

Romanian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cicātrīx, cicatricem.

Pronunciation

Noun

cicatrice f (plural cicatrice or cicatrici)

  1. scar

Declension

Spanish

Verb

cicatrice

  1. inflection of cicatrizar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative