The biological process by which wounds close and form scar tissue.
From cicatrize with the standard English suffix -tion, indicating a process or action. Became standardized in American English scientific literature.
Cicatrization is essential to survival—without it, even small cuts would never truly close, yet excessive cicatrization creates keloid scars that extend beyond the original wound, showing how the body's repair system can overshoot.
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