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单词 keloid
释义

keloid

or che·loid

[ kee-loid ]
/ ˈki lɔɪd /

noun Pathology.

an abnormal proliferation of scar tissue, as on the site of a surgical incision.

Origin of keloid

1850–55; earlier kel(is) keloid (<Greek kēlís stain, spot) + -oid

OTHER WORDS FROM keloid

ke·loi·dal, adjective

Words nearby keloid

Kells, Book of, kelly, kelly green, Kelly's operation, Kelmscott Manor, keloid, keloidosis, keloplasty, Kelowna, kelp, kelp bass
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Example sentences from the Web for keloid

  • These keloid scars shrink and whiten in the course of a year or eighteen months.

    A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
  • The hard fibroma known as keloid is described with the affections of scars.

    Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
  • In rare instances the burned area becomes the seat of a peculiar overgrowth of fibrous tissue of the nature of keloid (p 401).

    Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for keloid

keloid

cheloid

/ (ˈkiːlɔɪd) /

noun

pathol a hard smooth pinkish raised growth of scar tissue at the site of an injury, tending to occur more frequently in dark-skinned races

Derived forms of keloid

keloidal or cheloidal, adjective

Word Origin for keloid

C19: from Greek khēlē claw
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for keloid

keloid

n.

A red, raised formation of fibrous scar tissue caused by excessive tissue repair in response to trauma or incision.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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