scarring

About 1.37 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of scar
2. noun A scar; a mark.
3. noun The repair of an injury using scar tissue; the construction of scar tissue.

Similar words

blemished marred marked wound alopecia healing diffuse pyelonephritic disfigurement blemishing

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