proud flesh

noun

, Pathology.

1. granulation tissue.

proud flesh

noun

1. a non-technical name for granulation tissue

Word History and Origins

Origin of proud flesh¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Word History and Origins

Origin of proud flesh¹

C14: from proud (in the sense: swollen, protruding)

Example Sentences

The shadow of mortality also falls on “Proud Flesh,” 2003-09, by Sally Mann, her photographs of her husband, Larry, who suffers from late-onset muscular dystrophy.

From New York Times

And Will’s recounting of the “Proud Flesh” scenes are rendered with a gleefully observant eye for the stock conventions of horror movies.

From Washington Post

It’s worn by a gay serial killer in “Proud Flesh,” a teen slasher flick based on a memoir by a survivor of a gay conversion camp.

From Washington Post

But as the novel opens, the release of “Proud Flesh,” with its tawdry mix of real-life and made-up details about the camp in Will’s Mississippi homeland, has triggered in him a slow breakdown.

From Washington Post

I call this project “Proud Flesh.”

From New York Times

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