Defn: The pellicle which forms over a wound or breach of continuity and completes the process of healing in the latter, and which subsequently contracts and becomes white, forming the scar.
CICATRIZANT Cic"a*tri`zant, n. Etym: [Cf. F. cicatrisant, properly p. pr. of cicatriser.] (Med.)
Defn: A medicine or application that promotes the healing of a sore or wound, or the formation of a cicatrix.
CICATRIZATION
Cic`a*tri*za"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. cicatrisation.] (Med.)
Defn: The process of forming a cicatrix, or the state of being cicatrized.
CICATRIZE
Cic"a*trize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cicatrized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Cicatrizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. cicatriser, fr. cicatrice, L. cicatrix,
scar.] (Med.)
Defn: To heal or induce the formation of a cicatrix in, as in wounded or ulcerated flesh. Wiseman.
CICATRIZE
Cic"a*trize, v. i. (Med.)
Defn: To heal; to have a new skin.
CICATROSE
Cic"a*trose`, a.