Cicatrix
Pronunciation : Ci*ca"trix
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L.] (Med.)
Definition : Defn: The pellicle which forms over a wound or breach of continuity and completes the process of healing in the latter, and which subsequently contracts and becomes white, forming the scar.
pl. Cicatrices.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913