verb
- past tense and past participle of cicatrise; to form a scar or cause scarring of tissue
Usage: chiefly British spelling; American English typically uses 'cicatrized'; medical/technical term
Examples
- The wound cicatrised over the course of several weeks.
- After the surgery, the tissue cicatrised and formed a visible scar.
- The burn had cicatrised, leaving permanent marks on his arm.
- Medical professionals monitored how the injury cicatrised during recovery.