Cicatrize

/ˈsɪkətraɪz/ verb

Definition

To form scar tissue; to heal into a scar.

Etymology

From French cicatriser, derived from Latin cicatrix (scar). Entered English medical vocabulary in the 16th-17th centuries as physicians needed technical verbs for biological processes.

Kelly Says

Your body cicatrizes constantly, often invisibly—small wounds from shaving, scratches, or surgery are sealed with collagen that's sometimes stronger than the original tissue, a hidden superpower evolution gave us.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ውህደት
wu-hed-et
ARالعربية
تكوين ندبة
ta-qween nidbah
BNবাংলা
চোখের স্থান
cho-ker shth-an
CACatalà
cicatrització
si-ka-tri-tsa-syo
CSČeština
zhovat
zho-vat
DADansk
heale
he-ale
DEDeutsch
vernarben
fer-nar-ben
ELΕλληνικά
θεραπεύει
ther-a-pe-ui
ESEspañol
cicatrizar
si-ka-tri-zar
FAفارسی
جوش
joosh
FISuomi
parantua
pa-ra-n-tua
FRFrançais
cicatriser
si-ka-tri-ser
GUGU
પોશ
posh
HAHA
gona
go-na
HEעברית
להחלים
le-cha-lim
HIहिन्दी
जख्म भरना
jakhm bharna
HUMagyar
hegeskedik
he-ges-ke-dik
IDBahasa Indonesia
menyembuhkan luka
me-nyem-buhkan loo-ka
IGIG
ọkwụ
oh-kwo
ITItaliano
cicatrizzare
chi-ka-tri-zza-re
JA日本語
傷跡を残す
ki-zu-a-to-o-no-ko-su
KKKK
жара
jara
KMKM
ការបំពេញ
ka-r-bom-pehn
KO한국어
흉터를 남기다
hyungteo-reul nam-gi-da
MRMR
वर्ध
vardh
MSBahasa Melayu
menyembuhkan
me-nyem-buhkan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျိုး
kyo
NLNederlands
littekenvorming
lit-te-ken-vorm-ing
NONorsk
heale
he-ale
PAPA
ਖੁਰ
khur
PLPolski
rolowanie
ro-lo-wa-nie
PTPortuguês
cicatrizar
si-ka-tri-zar
RORomână
cicatrizează
si-ka-tri-za-e
RUРусский
рубцеваться
ryub-tse-va-tsya
SVSvenska
läka
la-ka
SWKiswahili
kucha
koo-cha
TAதமிழ்
நீக்கு
nee-kku
TEతెలుగు
గాయ
ga-ya
THไทย
เป็นแผลเป็น
pen-ben-ben
TLTL
magpapagaling
ma-ga-pa-pa-ga-ling
TRTürkçe
yara izi bırakmak
ya-ra i-zi bi-rak-mak
UKУкраїнська
рубцевіться
ryub-tse-vi-tsia
URاردو
خال
khaal
VITiếng Việt
sẹo hóa
se-o hoa
YOYO
àwọn
awon
ZH中文
形成疤痕
xíng chéng bā hén
ZUZU
umzimba
oom-zim-ba

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