keloid
or che·loid
an abnormal proliferation of scar tissue, as on the site of a surgical incision.
Origin of keloid
1Other words from keloid
- ke·loi·dal, adjective
Words Nearby keloid
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How to use keloid in a sentence
These keloid scars shrink and whiten in the course of a year or eighteen months.
Occasionally a scar forms a raised hard red keloid band, and causes some anxiety to the patient.
In rare instances the burned area becomes the seat of a peculiar overgrowth of fibrous tissue of the nature of keloid (p 401).
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander MilesThere is a natural hesitation to excise keloid because of the fear of its returning in the new scar.
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander MilesThe hard fibroma known as keloid is described with the affections of scars.
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
British Dictionary definitions for keloid
cheloid
/ (ˈkiːlɔɪd) /
pathol a hard smooth pinkish raised growth of scar tissue at the site of an injury, tending to occur more frequently in dark-skinned races
Origin of keloid
1Derived forms of keloid
- keloidal or cheloidal, adjective
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