keloid
pronunciation
How to pronounce keloid in British English:
UK ['ki:lɔɪd]
How to pronounce keloid in American English:
US ['kilɔɪd]
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- Noun:
- raised pinkish scar tissue at the site of an injury; results from excessive tissue repair
Word Origin
- keloid (n.)
- also cheloid, 1854, from French kéloïde, from Greek khele "crab claw, talon, cloven hoof" + -oides (see -oid). Related: Keloidal; cheloidal.
Example
- 1. Effect of pentoxifylline on proliferation of human keloid fibroblasts .
- 2. The role of nitric oxide in pathogenesis of keloid formation .
- 3. Expression of insulin-like growth factor binding proteins-3 in keloid tissues .
- 4. Effect of curcumin on the collagen synthesis of keloid fibroblasts .
- 5. Keloid problem has been the medical profession .