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keloid
or che·loid
[ kee-loid ]
noun
, Pathology.
- an abnormal proliferation of scar tissue, as on the site of a surgical incision.
keloid
/ ˈkiːlɔɪd /
noun
- 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
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Derived Forms
- keˈloidal, adjective
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Other Words From
- ke·loidal adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of keloid1
C19: from Greek khēlē claw
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Example Sentences
These keloid scars shrink and whiten in the course of a year or eighteen months.
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Occasionally a scar forms a raised hard red keloid band, and causes some anxiety to the patient.
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In rare instances the burned area becomes the seat of a peculiar overgrowth of fibrous tissue of the nature of keloid (p 401).
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There is a natural hesitation to excise keloid because of the fear of its returning in the new scar.
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The hard fibroma known as keloid is described with the affections of scars.
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