keloid

or che·loid

[ kee-loid ]

/ ˈki lɔɪd /

noun Pathology.

an abnormal proliferation of scar tissue, as on the site of a surgical incision.

Origin of keloid

1850–55; earlier kel(is) keloid (<Greek kēlís stain, spot) + -oid

OTHER WORDS FROM keloid

ke·loi·dal, adjective

Words nearby keloid

Kells, Book of, kelly, kelly green, Kelly's operation, Kelmscott Manor, keloid, keloidosis, keloplasty, Kelowna, kelp, kelp bass

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Example sentences from the Web for keloid

These keloid scars shrink and whiten in the course of a year or eighteen months.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
The hard fibroma known as keloid is described with the affections of scars.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
In rare instances the burned area becomes the seat of a peculiar overgrowth of fibrous tissue of the nature of keloid (p 401).
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for keloid

keloid

cheloid

/ (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

Derived forms of keloid

keloidal or cheloidal, adjective

Word Origin for keloid

C19: from Greek khēlē claw

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Medical definitions for keloid

keloid

n.

A red, raised formation of fibrous scar tissue caused by excessive tissue repair in response to trauma or incision.

单词	keloid
释义	keloid or che·loid [ kee-loid ] / ˈki lɔɪd / noun Pathology. an abnormal proliferation of scar tissue, as on the site of a surgical incision. Origin of keloid 1850–55; earlier kel(is) keloid (<Greek kēlís stain, spot) + -oid OTHER WORDS FROM keloid ke·loi·dal, adjective Words nearby keloid Kells, Book of, kelly, kelly green, Kelly's operation, Kelmscott Manor, keloid, keloidosis, keloplasty, Kelowna, kelp, kelp bass Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for keloid These keloid scars shrink and whiten in the course of a year or eighteen months. A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)\|Various The hard fibroma known as keloid is described with the affections of scars. Manual of Surgery\|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles In rare instances the burned area becomes the seat of a peculiar overgrowth of fibrous tissue of the nature of keloid (p 401). Manual of Surgery\|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles British Dictionary definitions for keloid keloid cheloid / (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 Derived forms of keloid keloidal or cheloidal, adjective Word Origin for keloid C19: from Greek khēlē claw Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for keloid keloid n. A red, raised formation of fibrous scar tissue caused by excessive tissue repair in response to trauma or incision. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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