keloid

or che·loid

[ kee-loid ]

nounPathology.
  1. an abnormal proliferation of scar tissue, as on the site of a surgical incision.

Origin of keloid

1
1850–55; earlier kel(is) keloid (<Greek kēlís stain, spot) + -oid

Other 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 Miles
  • There 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 Miles
  • The 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

keloid

cheloid

/ (ˈkiːlɔɪd) /


noun
  1. 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

1
C19: from Greek khēlē claw

Derived forms of keloid

  • keloidal or cheloidal, adjective

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