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CHELOID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Raised pinkish scar tissue at the site of an injury; results from excessive tissue repair
Synonyms:
cheloid; keloid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("cheloid" is a kind of...):
cicatrice; cicatrix; scar (a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue)