cicatricial tissue
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cicatricial tissue
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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The walls of the abscess fall in; granulation tissue grows into the space and gradually fills it; and later this is replaced by cicatricial tissue.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
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 Harry Caulton Reeks
This was apparently the result of the difficulty of isolating the vessels in the tangled mass of clot and cicatricial tissue surrounding them, and is a strong argument against too early interference.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by George Henry Makins
Any loss of substance is replaced by cicatricial tissue.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
The exudate on the surfaces causes them to adhere, capillary loops pass from one to the other, and their final fusion takes place by the further development of granulation and cicatricial tissue.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
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