cicatricial tissue
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cicatricial tissue
First recorded in 1880–85
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Secretory Glands.—The regeneration of secretory glands is usually incomplete, cicatricial tissue taking the place of the glandular substance which has been destroyed.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
An ulcer surrounded by an inflammatory areola and the granulation tissue together illustrates the etiology of cicatricial tissue.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson
As a result of long standing or severe inflammation, shortening of these structures occurs in consequence of the contraction of the inflammatory or cicatricial tissue.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.
Arthur Johnstone's theory of the symptoms of the menopause is that the lining membrane of the uterus atrophies and becomes old cicatricial tissue, and sinks into quiet decay.
From The Four Epochs of Woman's Life; a study in hygiene by Anna M. (Anna Mary) Galbraith
There is a decided tendency to disappearance of these varieties, fully 50 per cent. undergoing natural cure by a process of obliteration, similar to the obliteration of vessels in cicatricial tissue.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
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