Dictionary
cic•a•trize
Pronunciation: (sik'u-trīz"), [key]
—v., -trized, -triz•ing.
—
v.t.
Physiol.to heal by inducing the formation of a cicatrix.
—
v.i.
to become healed by the formation of a cicatrix.
Also, esp. Brit.,cic'a•trise".Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.