cicatrix — a scar from new tissue that has formed over a wound
cicatriz — the Spanish cognate of the same definition; essentially a scar
cicatrice — the Italian and French cognate of the same definition
While the word “cicatriz” is used exclusively in Spanish anytime one refers to a scar on his or her body, in English we tend to simply use the word “scar.”…
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