Associations to the word «Scarring»

SCAR, noun. A permanent mark on the skin sometimes caused by the healing of a wound.

SCAR, verb. (transitive) To mark the skin permanently.

SCAR, verb. (intransitive) To form a scar.

SCAR, verb. (transitive) (figurative) To affect deeply in a traumatic manner.

SCAR, noun. A cliff.

SCAR, noun. A rock in the sea breaking out from the surface of the water.

SCAR, noun. A marine food fish, the scarus or parrotfish.

SCAR TISSUE, noun. (anatomy) A type of tissue found in animals containing a higher than normal amount of the protein, collagen, formed in a place where an injury has healed.

SCAR TISSUE, noun. By extension, the abstract feeling of their being long-term consequences of a negative event.

SCAR, noun. A mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue.

SCAR, noun. An indication of damage.

SCAR, verb. Mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently".