Definition of scar
Nouns
a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
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callus
bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
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chestnut
a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg
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cheloid, keloid
raised pinkish scar tissue at the site of an injury; results from excessive tissue repair
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pockmark
a scar or pit on the skin that is left by a pustule of smallpox or acne or other eruptive disease
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sword-cut
a scar from a cut made by a sword
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vaccination
the scar left following inoculation with a vaccine
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symptom
(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
Verbs
mark with a scar
"The skin disease scarred his face permanently"
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