scar

Meanings

• Noun

  A mark left on the body as a result of injury or surgery.

  - "He had a scar on his cheek from an old injury."
  - "The surgeon left a small scar after performing the operation."

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Synonyms

cicatrice , cicatrix

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with scar
mar , star , bizarre , guitar

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Variants

List of all variants of scar that leads to same result
scar , scarless , scars , scarred , scarring , scar tissue , scar tissues , leaf scar

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English scara 'wound, injury'. Related to scarian 'to wound'.

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Trivia

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1. Scars are made up of collagen, the same protein that makes up our skin.

2. The human body produces new skin cells every day, but it takes about a month for a new scar to form completely.

3. Some people intentionally give themselves scars through practices like branding or scarification.

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Related Concepts

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1. Wound: A scar is the result of a healed wound.

2. Injury: A scar is a mark left after an injury has healed.

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Culture

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Scars can have cultural and symbolic significance. For example, in some cultures, scars are seen as marks of bravery or status. In literature, scars are often used as symbols of past experiences or traumas.

How to Memorize "scar"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a wound that has healed and left a mark on the skin. Imagine the process of the wound healing and the skin growing back, leaving a scar.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'scar' with the idea of a wound that has healed.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'S is for Scar, S is for Skin, S is for Healed Wound' to remember the meaning of the word.

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