scar tissue
- connective tissue that has contracted and become dense and fibrous.
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Origin of scar tissue
First recorded in 1870–75
Also called cicatricial tissue.
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Sand regarded him from under eyelids made almost entirely of scar-tissue.
Occasion for DisasterGordon Randall Garrett
scar tissue
- Dense, fibrous connective tissue that forms over a healed wound or cut.
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