keloid
IPA: kˈɛɫɔɪd
noun
- (pathology) A hard raised growth of scar tissue at the site of an injury.
verb
- (pathology, intransitive) To form a keloid.
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Examples of "keloid" in Sentences
- Keloid scars can develop after surgery.
- People of all ages can develop a keloid.
- A keloid is NOT the same as a hypertrophic scar.
- If the keloid becomes infected, it may ulcerate.
- In some people, keloid scars form spontaneously.
- The skin's fully healed, but from the keloid scarring,
- There is a slough of skin and keloid with re epithelization.
- One might similarly so treat keloid scar formation or a granuloma.
- FACTOID: A keloid is an overgrowth of skin that forms during scarring.
- Persons of African descent are at increased risk of keloid occurrences.
- Results vary significantly, and recurrence of the keloid is a possibility.
- If left untreated over time, this can cause keloid scarring in the beard area.
- Keloid Scars - A keloid is a greatly enlarged scar that grows beyond its original boundaries to the point of appearing like a tumor.
- Keloid Scar Tissue - A keloid is a type of swollen scar that grows much larger than other scars, appearing similar to a fibrous tumor.
- The opposite end of the spectrum is something called a keloid, which is basically an extremely thick scar, and can actually look like a piece of rope.
- The growth usually takes its start from some injury or lesion of continuity; for instance, at the site of burns, cuts, acne and smallpox scars, etc. -- _cicatricial keloid, false keloid_; or it may also, so it is thought, originate in normal skin -- _spontaneous keloid, true keloid_.