Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cicatricial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: ci-ca-tri-cial
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to or caused by a scar.

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."
"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."

Etymology

From cicatrix + -ial.

Inflected Forms

cicatrical (alternative)

Derived Forms

noncicatricial paracicatricial pericicatricial

Rhymes With

official initial artificial judicial beneficial unofficial superficial sacrificial interstitial prejudicial extrajudicial fishel

Questions

What does cicatricial mean?: Relating to or caused by a scar.
Where does cicatricial come from?: From cicatrix + -ial.

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