Keloid
/[ˈkiː.lɔɪd]/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 raised pinkish scar tissue at the site of an injury; results from excessive tissue repair wordnet
Verb
- 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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
19th century, from French chéloïde, from Ancient Greek χηλή (khēlḗ, “hoof”) and -oid.
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