KELOID

keloid, cheloid

(noun) raised pinkish scar tissue at the site of an injury; results from excessive tissue repair

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

keloid (plural keloids)

(pathology) A hard raised growth of scar tissue at the site of an injury.

Verb

keloid (third-person singular simple present keloids, present participle keloiding, simple past and past participle keloided)

(pathology, intransitive) To form a keloid.

Source: Wiktionary


Ke"loid, a. Etym: [Gr. -oid.] (Med.)

Definition: Applied to a variety of tumor forming hard, flat, irregular excrescences upon the skin.

– n.

Definition: A keloid tumor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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