scar tissue
noun
connective tissue that has contracted and become dense and fibrous.
Also called
cicatricial tissue.
Origin of scar tissue
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby scar tissue
scapulohumeral,
scapulopexy,
scapus,
scar,
scar carcinoma,
scar tissue,
scar-faced,
scarab,
scarabaeid,
scarabaeoid,
scarabaeus
Example sentences from the Web for scar tissue
Sand regarded him from under eyelids made almost entirely of scar-tissue.
Occasion for Disaster |Gordon Randall Garrett
Medical definitions for scar tissue
scar tissue
n.
Dense, fibrous connective tissue that forms over a healed wound or cut.