Keloid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation [ˈkiː.lɔɪd] · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Keloid is a noun meaning (pathology) A hard raised growth of scar tissue at the site of an injury.
Meaning
(pathology) A hard raised growth of scar tissue at the site of an injury.
More Meanings
- (pathology, intransitive) To form a keloid.
Example Sentences
The scar on his neck from running through that plate glass on one of our licks has keloided smooth and shiny.
It gave her otherwise plain face a broken excitement and blue-blade threat like the keloid scar of the razored man who sometimes played checkers with her grandmother.
Word Forms
- keloids
- keloiding
- keloided
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cheloid, keloidosis, keroid, apulosis, keratiasis, sclerosis.
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