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In a message dated 5/11/2007 7:27:04 AM Pacific Daylight Time, stephanieeudy from Houston Texas writes:
Question: Is there a sign for scars?
In general you drag the fingertip of an "X" hand across the bodypart where the scar is located.  This can also mean "scratch."

Typical usage would include:  PRO.3 HAVE SCAR-(location: "right cheek")
This would be interpreted as "He (third person pronoun) has a scar on his right cheek."

Multiple scars in the same area could be shown by dragging a "curved 5" handhape (claw) across the area where there are multiple scars.
 



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