keloidal

 [kee-loid]  

ke·loid

   [kee-loid]
noun Pathology.
an abnormal proliferation of scar tissue, as on the site of a surgical incision.
Also, cheloid.

Origin:
1850–55; earlier kel(is) keloid (< Greek kēlís stain, spot) + -oid

Related forms
ke·loi·dal, adjective
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keloid or cheloid (ˈkiːlɔɪd)
 
—n
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
 
[C19: from Greek khēlē claw]
 
cheloid or cheloid
 
—n
 
[C19: from Greek khēlē claw]
 
ke'loidal or cheloid
 
—adj
 
che'loidal or cheloid
 
—adj

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