Keroid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Keroid is a noun meaning (medicine) A thick overgrowth of tissue on severe burns.
Meaning
(medicine) A thick overgrowth of tissue on severe burns.
More Meanings
- (medicine) Thick horn-like scar tissue.
- A kerosene dispersion of carbon black for spraying tires before vulcanization to obtain high gloss and to facilitate removal from the mold.
- (medicine) Horn-like; keratinous.
Example Sentences
But it's still essential for the production of plastics, synthetics, food base, and keroids.
The effect of histamine on growth of cultured fibroblasts isolated from normal and keroid tissue.
Analogous situations include the formation of keroids after surgery and atherosclerotic plaques after vascular injury.
The greatest quantity of casein goes to the manufacture of plastic substances like galalith, galakerit, keroid, proteolith, and others.
Word Forms
- keroids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include keratosis, keloid, keratiasis, keratectasia, kerion, pachydermy.
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