Relating to or resembling a scar; marked by scarring or the formation of scar tissue.
From Latin 'cicatrix' + '-ial' (adjective suffix). Created in medical terminology to describe tissue conditions involving scars.
Cicatricial tissue is what doctors call scar tissue that's formed and become permanent—it shows up in burn damage, surgical complications, and old wounds that changed the texture of your skin at a cellular level.
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