Definitions for: Keloid


[n] raised pinkish scar tissue at the site of an injury; results from excessive tissue repair



Webster (1913) Definition: Ke"loid, a. [Gr. ? tumor + -oid.] (Med.)
Applied to a variety of tumor forming hard, flat, irregular
excrescences upon the skin. -- n. A keloid tumor.


Ke"loid, a. [Gr. ? crab's claw + -oid: cf. F.
k['e]lo["i]de, ch['e]lo["i]de.] (Med.)
Applied to a variety of tumor forming hard, flat, irregular
excrescences upon the skin.


Ke"loid, n.
A keloid tumor.

Synonyms: cheloid

See Also: cicatrice, cicatrix, scar

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