keloid
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
19th century, from French chéloïde, from Ancient Greek χηλή (khēlḗ, “hoof”) and -oid.
Pronunciation
Noun
keloid (plural keloids)
- (pathology) A hard raised growth of scar tissue at the site of an injury.
- 1973, Toni Morrison, Sula:
- It gave her otherwise plain face a broken excitement and blue-blade threat like the keloid scar of the razored man who sometimes played checkers with her grandmother.
Derived terms
Translations
growth of scar tissue
Verb
keloid (third-person singular simple present keloids, present participle keloiding, simple past and past participle keloided)
- (pathology, intransitive) To form a keloid.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English keloid, from French chéloïde, from Ancient Greek χηλή (khēlḗ, “hoof”).
Pronunciation
Noun
keloid m inan
- (pathology) keloid
- Synonym: bliznowiec
Declension
Declension of keloid
Further reading
- keloid in Polish dictionaries at PWN