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

Example sentences from the Web for keloid

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

  • 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.