KELOID


Meaning of KELOID in English

— keloidal , adj.

/kee"loyd/ , n. Pathol.

an abnormal proliferation of scar tissue, as on the site of a surgical incision.

Also, cheloid .

[ 1850-55; earlier kel ( is ) keloid ( kelís stain, spot) + -OID ]

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