scar
noun
[ skɑː ]
• 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:
cicatrix,
mark,
blemish,
disfigurement,
discoloration,
defacement,
pockmark,
pock,
pit,
wound,
lesion,
burn,
birthmark,
naevus,
stigmata,
• a steep high cliff or rock outcrop, especially of limestone.
• "high limestone scars bordered the road"
scar
verb
• mark with a scar or scars.
• "he is likely to be scarred for life after injuries to his face, arms, and legs"
Similar:
disfigure,
mark,
blemish,
blotch,
discolour,
pockmark,
pit,
stigmatize,
damage,
spoil,
mar,
deface,
injure,
disfeature,
traumatize,
wound,
distress,
disturb,
upset,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French escharre, via late Latin from Greek eskhara ‘scab’.
