cicatricial tissue
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cicatricial tissue
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Dense cicatricial tissue may require incision or excision.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier
This granulation tissue is gradually replaced by young cicatricial tissue, and the surface is covered by the ingrowth of epithelium from the edges.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
These commence to grow towards the periphery, and, in so doing, grow through the cicatricial tissue that has formed at the seat of the operation.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton
In the kidney also, repair mainly takes place by cicatricial tissue, and although a few collecting tubules may be reformed, no regeneration of secreting tissue takes place.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
Under this scab the formation of granulation tissue, its transformation into cicatricial tissue, and the growth of epithelium on the surface, go on until in the course of time the crust separates, leaving a scar.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
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