Cicatrization
Cicatrization is the contraction of fibrous tissue formed at a wound site by fibroblasts, reducing the size of the wound while distorting tissue. Cicatrization can mean:
- the process of a wound healing to produce scar tissue
- scarification, a form of body modification that uses cicatrization to create patterns on the skin.
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