scar
Wound's lasting trace
A scar is a mark left on skin or tissue after a wound heals—the body's permanent record of injury.
Scars extend to any lasting trace of damage: The hillside still bears scars from the wildfire.
Emotional scars are psychological marks left by trauma: The divorce left scars on everyone.
To scar is to leave such a mark: The accident scarred her face, That experience scarred him for life.
Torn, ragged wound
- gashDeep, ragged incision
- cutSeverance or reduction
- abrasionShallow surface wound
- keloidOvergrown scar tissue
cicatrix · welt · scrape · puncture · slash · gouge · tissue · skin
Regaining what was lost
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- repairRestore to working order
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- granulationMaking into small grains
collagen · fibroblasts · remodeling · contraction · fading · maturation · tissue · formation
Lasting psychological wound
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- reminderMemory aid
- painBodily or emotional distress
- pastTime already gone
haunting · wound · healing · invisible · psychological · lasting · deep · hidden
Overgrown scar tissue
- hypertrophicAbnormally enlarged through growth
- raisedLifted higher up
- puckeredDrawn into wrinkles
- discolorationAltered surface pigmentation
faded · jagged · smooth · thick · thin · pale · pink · white
Armed military engagement
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- veteranExperienced former soldier
- shrapnelScattered explosion fragments
- bayonetRifle-mounted stabbing blade
bullet · warfare · soldier · injury · combat · military · service · valor
Account of events
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
- survivorOne still alive after
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- shamePainful awareness of failure
stigma · pride · empowerment · self-image · confidence · insecurity · embrace · visible
Controlled cut into tissue
- surgicalRelating to operations
- stitchesThread fastening wounds
- suturesMedical wound closures
- staplesSmall metal paper-binders
post-operative · cesarean · appendectomy · mastectomy · transplant · bypass · laparoscopic · healing
laceration
Torn, ragged wound
keloid · cicatrix · welt · scrape · puncture · slash · gouge · tissue · skin · dermis
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- repairRestore to working order
- closureSense of emotional resolution
granulation · collagen · fibroblasts · remodeling · contraction · fading · maturation · tissue · formation · permanent
trauma
Lasting psychological wound
past · haunting · wound · healing · invisible · psychological · lasting · deep · hidden · burden
keloid
Overgrown scar tissue
- hypertrophicAbnormally enlarged through growth
- raisedLifted higher up
- puckeredDrawn into wrinkles
discoloration · faded · jagged · smooth · thick · thin · pale · pink · white · silvery
battle
Armed military engagement
bayonet · bullet · warfare · soldier · injury · combat · military · service · valor · war
story
Account of events
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
- survivorOne still alive after
- acceptanceConsent to receive
shame · stigma · pride · empowerment · self-image · confidence · insecurity · embrace · visible · concealment
incision
Controlled cut into tissue
staples · post-operative · cesarean · appendectomy · mastectomy · transplant · bypass · laparoscopic · healing · bandage
escarpment
Steep slope dividing elevations
rift · quarry · mining · deforestation · wildfire · landslide · glacial · geological · terrain · rockface
- body partsarm, leg, hand, back, chest
- Harry PotterHarry Potter, Hermione Granger, Hogwarts, Voldemort, Ron Weasley
- body traitsheight, weight, body shape, build, stature
- facial featuresnose, chin, freckles, mole, brow
- harmsharm, damage, injury, hurt, wound
- injury recoveryrehab, PT, physical therapy, occupational therapy, pain management
scarsmooth skin
Unblemished, even epidermis
smooth · clear skin · pristine · unmarked · unscarred
scarenhancement
Increase in quality
beauty mark · adornment · embellishment · improvement · beautification
- scar tissueCollagen replacing damaged skin
- battle scarsLasting marks from conflict
- emotional scarsLasting harm from trauma
- acne scarsSkin texture from healed blemishes
- bear the scarsKeep visible evidence of trauma
- burn scarHealed thermal wound mark
scarcity, scars, scarring, scarred, scarify, unscarred, scarless, scarification, scarlike