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_.

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