1. of, relating to, or resembling a scar or cicatrix
Usage: medical/anatomical term
2. of or relating to the formation of scar tissue
Usage: medical/anatomical term

Examples

• The cicatricial tissue formed after the wound healed completely.
• Doctors examined the cicatricial marks left by the surgery.
• Cicatricial alopecia is a type of hair loss caused by scarring of the scalp.
• The burn resulted in cicatricial contracture that limited the patient's movement.
• Cicatricial changes were visible on the skin months after the injury.