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Keloid

/[ˈkiː.lɔɪd]/ noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A hard raised growth of scar tissue at the site of an injury.

    "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."

  2. 2
    raised pinkish scar tissue at the site of an injury; results from excessive tissue repair wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To form a keloid. intransitive

    "The scar on his neck from running through that plate glass on one of our licks has keloided smooth and shiny."

Etymology

Etymology 1

19th century, from French chéloïde, from Ancient Greek χηλή (khēlḗ, “hoof”) and -oid.

Etymology 2

19th century, from French chéloïde, from Ancient Greek χηλή (khēlḗ, “hoof”) and -oid.

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