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- Dictionaryscar/skɑː/
noun
- 1. a mark left on the skin or within body tissue where a wound, burn, or sore has not healed completely and fibrous connective tissue has developed: "a faint scar ran the length of his left cheek" Similar
- 2. a steep high cliff or rock outcrop, especially of limestone: "high limestone scars bordered the road"
verb
- 1. mark with a scar or scars: "he is likely to be scarred for life after injuries to his face, arms, and legs" Similar
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The meaning of SCAR is an isolated or protruding rock. How to use scar in a sentence. an isolated or protruding rock; a steep rocky eminence : a bare place on the side of a mountain…
SCAR definition: 1. a mark left on part of the body after an injury, such as a cut, has healed: 2. a sign of damage…. Learn more.
noun. a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn. a lasting aftereffect of trouble, especially a lasting psychological injury resulting from suffering or trauma. any blemish remaining as a trace of or resulting from injury or use.
1. A mark left on the skin after a surface injury or wound has healed. 2. A lingering sign of damage or injury, either mental or physical: nightmares, anxiety, and other enduring scars of wartime experiences. 3. Botany A mark indicating a former attachment, as of a leaf to a stem. 4. A mark, such as a dent, resulting from use or contact.
A scar (or scar tissue) is an area of fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin after an injury. Scars result from the biological process of wound repair in the skin, as well as in other organs, and tissues of the body. Thus, scarring is a natural part of the healing process.
A scar is a place where a wound healed but is still visible, or if you're little, it's a mark where a boo-boo was. Scar is from the Greek word eskhara, a "scab formed after a burn." It's all that and more.
damage done to a person's mind by a very unpleasant event or situation: a psychological scar. scar. verb [ T ] present participle scarring | past tense and past participle scarred. to cause a scar: [ often passive ] He was scarred for life by the accident. (Definition of scar from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
something unpleasant or ugly that damages the appearance or public image of something. The town still bears the scars of war. The countryside still bears the scars of the recent hurricane. Racism has been a scar on the game.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Illness & disability, Psychology, psychiatry, Geography scar1 /skɑː $ skɑːr/ noun [ countable] 1 mark on skin a permanent mark that is left on your skin after you have had a cut or wound He had a long, curved scar on his right cheek. a deep cut that could leave a permanent scar ...
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