1. A scar, especially one left by a wound or surgical incision.
Usage: Also spelled 'cicatrix' (Latin form); 'cicatrice' is the French-derived variant.; Formal or medical register.
2. A mark or trace left by damage, injury, or a past event.
Usage: Figurative use.

Examples

• The cicatrice on his arm was a reminder of the accident.
• After the surgery, a small cicatrice remained on her skin.
• The war left deep cicatrices on the nation's landscape.
• Years had passed, but the emotional cicatrice never fully healed.
• The doctor examined the cicatrice to ensure proper healing.
• Time faded the cicatrice, though it never disappeared completely.