scar

Definition of scar in English English dictionary: A permanent mark on the skin sometimes caused by the healing of a wound; To mark the skin permanently; a cliff; a rock in the sea breaking out from the surface of the water; a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently; A marine food fish, the scarus, or parrot fish; {v} to mark with wounds or sores; {n} the mark of a burn or cut, a rock; an indication of damage; Satellite Communications Advanced Research; fibrous tissue that has formed after a skin injury; A scar is a mark on the skin which is left after a wound has healed. He had a scar on his forehead. facial injuries which have left permanent scars; remnants or residuum of the healing process; a mark left on the skin after a surface injury or wound has healed; fibrous tissue composed of collagen bundles that forms after a skin injury Topical silicone sheets can improve the appearance of scars and keloids These patches are cut to the shape of the scar then placed on the scar for 12-24 hours This is repeated for 3-4 months to help flattened the scar The silicone sheets can be reused during the treatment; An isolated or protruding rock; a steep, rocky eminence; a bare place on the side of a mountain or steep bank of earth; To mark with a scar or scars; A mark left upon a stem or branch by the fall of a leaf, leaflet, or frond, or upon a seed by the separation of its support; A mark in the skin or flesh of an animal, made by a wound or ulcer, and remaining after the wound or ulcer is healed; a cicatrix; a mark left by a previous injury; a blemish; a disfigurement; under Axillary; a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue; To form a scar; mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"; {i} mark left on the skin after a wound has healed; If a surface is scarred, it is damaged and there are ugly marks on it. The arena was scarred by deep muddy ruts. scarred wooden table tops; {f} mark with a scar, cause a scar; be marked with a scar; If your skin is scarred, it is badly marked as a result of a wound. He was scarred for life during a pub fight His scarred face crumpled with pleasure; If an unpleasant physical or emotional experience scars you, it has a permanent effect on your mind. This is something that's going to scar him forever. Mark left on the skin after a wound heals. Cells called fibroblasts produce collagen fibres, which form bundles that make up the bulk of scar tissue. Scars have a blood supply but no oil glands or elastic tissue, so they can be slightly painful or itchy. Hypertrophic scars grow overly thick and fibrous but remain within the original wound site. Scars can also develop into tumourlike growths called keloids, which extend beyond the wound's limits. Both can inhibit movement when they result from serious burns over large areas, especially around a joint. Scars, especially those from unaided healing of third-degree burns, can become malignant. Treatment of serious scars is one of the most important problems in plastic surgery; If an unpleasant physical or emotional experience leaves a scar on someone, it has a permanent effect on their mind. The early years of fear and the hostility left a deep scar on the young boy
scar tissue: The connective tissue forming a scar and composed chiefly of fibroblasts in recent scars and largely of dense collagenous fibers in old scars
scar tissue: the connective tissue that forms a scar; consists of fibroblasts in new scars and collagen fibers in old scars
scar tissue: Dense fibrous connective tissue that forms over a healed wound or cut
A scar: cicatrice
To scar: scarify
bikini scar: A horizontal scar across the center of the lower abdomen, especially one resulting from a cesarean section
bundle scar: A small mark on a leaf scar indicating a point where a vein from the leaf was once connected with the stem
leaf scar: The mark left on a twig after a leaf falls
left a deep scar on him: hurt him very deeply (emotionally)
left a scar on him: hurt him deeply (emotionally)
scarred: {s} marked with a scar, having a permanent marking on the skin
scarred: deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury; "Could her scarred mind ever be free of fear?"; "a face scarred by anxiety"; "the fire left her arm badly scarred
scarred: past of scar
scarring: {s} process of leaving a scar, process of forming a scar
scarring: A scar; a mark
scarring: present participle of scar
scars: plural of scar
scars: third-person singular of scar

scar

Turkish pronunciation

skär

Synonyms

cicatrice, blister, cicatrix, crater, defect, discoloration, disfigurement, flaw, hurt, mark, pockmark, scab, track, wound, beat

Antonyms

perfection, perfect, smooth

Pronunciation

/ˈskär/ /ˈskɑːr/

Etymology

[ skär ] (noun.) 14th century. Conflation of Old French escare "scab" (from Late Latin eschara from Ancient Greek ἐσχάρα (eskhara) "scab left from a burn"); and Middle English skar "incision, cut, fissure" (from Old Norse skarð "notch, chink, gap" from Proto-Germanic *skardas (“gap, cut, fragment”)). Akin to Old Norse skor "notch, score", Old English sceard "gap, cut, notch". More at shard