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

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

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.