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Scar tissue

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  1. 1
    A type of tissue found in animals containing a higher than normal amount of the protein collagen formed in a place where an injury has healed. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    the connective tissue that forms a scar; consists of fibroblasts in new scars and collagen fibers in old scars wordnet
  3. 3
    The long-term psychological consequences of a negative event. broadly, figuratively, uncountable, usually

    "So many people's lives have many broken relationships that have left behind psychological scar tissue."

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