CHELOID

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Raised pinkish scar tissue at the site of an injury; results from excessive tissue repair

Synonyms:

cheloid; keloid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("cheloid" is a kind of...):

cicatrice; cicatrix; scar (a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue)

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