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Scarring vs Healing - What's the difference?

scarring | healing |

As verbs the difference between scarring and healing

is that scarring is while healing is .

As nouns the difference between scarring and healing

is that scarring is a scar; a mark while healing is the process where the cells in the body regenerate and repair themselves.

scarring

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A scar; a mark.
  • We find upon the limestone rocks the scarrings of the ancient glacier which brought the bowlder here. — Tyndall.

    healing

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia healing)
  • The process where the cells in the body regenerate and repair themselves.
  • An act of healing, as by a faith healer.
  • The psychological process of dealing with a problem or problems.
  • Derived terms

    * healing art

    Verb

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