scarring Definition

scar¹
noun

1. A mark left on the skin after a sore or wound has healed.

Thesaurus: blemish, injury, lesion, wound, discolouration, disfigurement, defect, flaw, cicatrix.
2. Any permanent damaging emotional effect.
3. Any mark or blemish.
4. A mark on a plant where a leaf was formerly attached.

verb

tr & intr
scarred, scarring
1. To mark or become marked with a scar.

Thesaurus: mark, brand, disfigure.

Etymology: 14c: from French escare, from Greek eschara a burn or scab.