Definitions for keloidˈki lɔɪd
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ke•loidˈki lɔɪd(n.)
an abnormal proliferation of scar tissue, as on the site of a surgical incision.
Category: Pathology
Origin of keloid:
1850–55; earlier kel(is) keloid (< Gk kēlís stain, spot) + -oid
ke•loi′dal(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
keloid, cheloid(noun)
raised pinkish scar tissue at the site of an injury; results from excessive tissue repair
Wiktionary
keloid(Noun)
A hard raised growth of scar tissue at the site of an injury.
Origin: 19th century, from χηλή and -oid.
Webster Dictionary
Keloid(adj)
applied to a variety of tumor forming hard, flat, irregular excrescences upon the skin
Keloid(noun)
a keloid tumor
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Keloid
A sharply elevated, irregularly shaped, progressively enlarging scar resulting from formation of excessive amounts of collagen in the dermis during connective tissue repair. It is differentiated from a hypertrophic scar (CICATRIX, HYPERTROPHIC) in that the former does not spread to surrounding tissues.
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