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WORD OF THE DAY..........courtesy of Dictionary.com
ifyoucantfixit:
cicatrix \SIK-uh-triks\, noun:
1. New tissue that forms over a wound.
2. Botany. A scar left by a fallen leaf, seed, etc.
A new relationship can develop. But the cicatrix of the old one remains. And nothing grows on a cicatrix. Nothing grows through it.
-- Elizabeth George, Playing for the Ashes
He discriminates also very properly between the cicatrix, which is produced by the healing of wounds which have penetrated the cutis, and those in which the surface only is affected.
-- James Moore, "Differtation on Healing of Wounds," The Analytical Review, Volume 5
Cicatrix is derived from the Latin word cicatrix meaning "scar." The Latin word has no clear origin.
Mandy21:
"Cicatrix" is even more fun to say than "macaronic". In fact, it's impossible to say without smiling. ;D But alas, the conversational opportunities are limited. Perhaps I need to start hanging out with multi-lingual dermatologists; maybe I could squeeze both of them into a single sentence... :laugh:
ifyoucantfixit:
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Verry good.
I personally think that cicatrix is going to be easier to fit into conversation than macaronic....but we'll see?
Is it just me, or does it sound a bit raunchy?
Mandy21:
--- Quote from: ifyoucantfixit on May 09, 2012, 09:47:16 am --- Is it just me, or does it sound a bit raunchy?
--- End quote ---
It's probably just the dominatrix in you... :o
Most words with an X in them sound a bit raunchy to me.
ifyoucantfixit:
:laugh:
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