cicatricial

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word cicatricial. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word cicatricial, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say cicatricial in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word cicatricial you have here. The definition of the word cicatricial will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofcicatricial, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

cicatrix +‎ -ial

Pronunciation

Adjective

cicatricial (not comparable)

  1. Caused by a scar.
    • 1891, Peter Charles Remondino, History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present:
      It required a secondary operation to overcome some cicatricial contraction, and, on the whole, he had a very serviceable prepuce; but, what was more to the point, it prevented his ever being mistaken for a Turk.
    • 1901, George Henry Makins, Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900:
      This was apparently the result of the difficulty of isolating the vessels in the tangled mass of clot and cicatricial tissue surrounding them, and is a strong argument against too early interference.
    • 1916, United States Department of Agriculture, Special Report on Diseases of the Horse:
      Under the most favorable circumstances a period of from six weeks to two months will be necessary for the treatment, before the formation of the cicatricial callus and the establishment of a firm union between the tendinous stumps.

Derived terms

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French cicatriciel.

Adjective

cicatricial m or n (feminine singular cicatricială, masculine plural cicatriciali, feminine and neuter plural cicatriciale)

  1. cicatricial

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From cicatriz +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θikatɾiˈθjal/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /sikatɾiˈsjal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ci‧ca‧tri‧cial

Adjective

cicatricial m or f (masculine and feminine plural cicatriciales)

  1. cicatrical
  2. (relational) scar

Further reading