Definition of Cicatricial

1. a. Relating to, or having the character of, a cicatrix.

Definition of Cicatricial

1. Adjective. (archaic) caused by a scar ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cicatricial

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Cicatricial

1. Relating to a scar. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cicatricial

ciboriums
ciboule
ciboules
cicada
cicada killer
cicadae
cicadas
cicadellid
cicadellids
cicala
cicalas
cicale
cicatrectomy
cicatrice
cicatrices
cicatricial (current term)
cicatricial conjunctivitis
cicatricial ectropion
cicatricial entropion
cicatricial horn
cicatricle
cicatricles
cicatricotomy
cicatricula
cicatricule
cicatrisation
cicatrise
cicatrised
cicatrising

Literary usage of Cicatricial

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A German-English dictionary of terms used in medicine and the allied sciences by Hugo Lang, Bertram Abrahams (1905)
"cicatricial Narben-artig, a. scar-like Narben-bildung, /. cicatrisation Narben-bindegewebe, n. cicatricial tissue Narben der Bauchhaut, pi. white streaks on ..."

2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1890)
"Twenty-nine cases have been reported, with a mortality of 44.9 per cent, following the operation. THE TREATMENT OF cicatricial STENOSIS OF THE VAGINA. ..."

3. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1897)
"This operation gave much better appearance to the nose, but the nostril which I made then has now become almost closed by cicatricial contraction. ..."

4. The Science and Art of Midwifery by William Thompson Lusk (1885)
"Under these circumstances they may consist of unyielding cicatricial tissue, which either ruptures in labor, or, forcing the head backward, leads indirectly ..."

5. Vesico-vaginal Fistula from Parturition and Other Causes: With Cases of by Thomas Addis Emmet (1868)
"The denuded surface, across the cicatricial bands on each side, ... When they had been twisted, it will be seen that the cicatricial tissue forming the ..."

6. The Pathology, Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases of the Rectum and Anus by Charles Boyd Kelsey (1884)
"cicatricial Venereal Stricture — Neoplastic Venereal Stricture. — Pathological Anatomy. — Changes in Rectal Wall above and below the Stricture. ..."

7. Orificial Surgery and Its Application to the Treatment of Chronic Diseases by Edwin Hartley Pratt (1891)
"If cicatricial tissue is found, by means of a tenaculum FIG. ... If no cicatricial tissue is found, the wound can be closed and no harm will result from the ..."

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