keloid
noun
an abnormal proliferation of scar tissue, as on the site of a surgical incision.
keloidal
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a word derived from
keloid.
Example Sentences
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The determination of the advisability of the removal of keloidal scars would require careful consideration of the particular case, and the same may be said of very large growths of any kind.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson
No. It resembles hypertrophic scar; but this latter, which is essentially keloidal, never extends beyond the line of injury.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
