noun
scar; cicatrix
Medical term for a scar left after a wound or surgical incision heals. In everyday conversation, 傷跡 (きずあと) is more common.
手術のあと、腹部に瘢痕が残った。
After the surgery, a scar remained on the abdomen.
この軟膏は瘢痕を目立たなくする効果が
This ointment has the effect of making scars less noticeable.