Keloid Definition

kēloid
keloids
noun
keloids
An excessive growth of scar tissue on the skin.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Keloid

Noun

Singular:
keloid
Plural:
keloids

Origin of Keloid

  • French kéloïde Greek khēlē claw French -oïde resembling (from Greek -oeidēs –oid)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • 19th century, from Ancient Greek χηλή (khēlē, “claw”) and -oid.

    From Wiktionary

Keloid Sentence Examples

  • So if you have a history of keloid scars, a belly button piercing may not be for you.

  • In keloid 20 minims of a t o% solution is injected directly into the part.

  • It has been used for the cure of lupus and of keloid, in which case it is administered hypodermically.

  • As the cut heals, the skin pushes the foreign matter out, forming large raised keloid scars in the process.

  • Each skin type may heal differently; some produce dramatic keloid scars while others heal with hardly a trace.

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Words Starting With

KKEKEL

Words Ending With

DIDOID

Unscrambles

keloid

Words Starting With K and Ending With D

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With K6 Letter Words Ending With D