Meaning of KELOID
| Pronunciation: | | 'keeloyd
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] raised pinkish scar tissue at the site of an injury; results from excessive tissue repair |
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| | Synonyms: | | cheloid |
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| | See Also: | | cicatrice, cicatrix, scar | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ke"loid\, a. [Gr. ? tumor + -oid.] (Med.)
Applied to a variety of tumor forming hard, flat, irregular
excrescences upon the skin. -- n. A keloid tumor.
\Ke"loid\, a. [Gr. ? crab's claw + -oid: cf. F.
k['e]lo["i]de, ch['e]lo["i]de.] (Med.)
Applied to a variety of tumor forming hard, flat, irregular
excrescences upon the skin.
\Ke"loid\, n.
A keloid tumor.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Abnormal accumulation of scar tissue after surgery or injury. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A keloid is a hypertrophic scar due to fibrous nodular growth in a healing process. |
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