Definition of Keloid

1. Noun. Raised pinkish scar tissue at the site of an injury; results from excessive tissue repair.

Exact synonyms: Cheloid
Generic synonyms: Cicatrice, Cicatrix, Scar

Definition of Keloid

1. a. Applied to a variety of tumor forming hard, flat, irregular excrescences upon the skin.

2. a. Applied to a variety of tumor forming hard, flat, irregular excrescences upon the skin.

3. n. A keloid tumor.

Definition of Keloid

1. Noun. (pathology) A hard raised growth of scar tissue at the site of an injury. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Keloid

1. a scar caused by excessive growth of fibrous tissue [n -S] : KELOIDAL [adj]

Medical Definition of Keloid

1. A sharply elevated, irregularly shaped, progressively enlarging scar due to the formation of excessive amounts of collagen in the corium during connective tissue repair. Origin: Gr. Kel = tumour, eidos = form This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Keloid

keld
kelectome
kelep
keleps
kelim
kelims
keliximab
kellaut
kellauts
kellies
kellipot
kells
kelly green
kellyite
keloid (current term)
keloidal
keloidosis
keloids
keloplasty
kelotomies
kelotomy
kelp
kelp greenling
kelped
kelper
kelpers
kelpfish
kelpfishes

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