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Definition of Cheloid

1. Noun. Raised pinkish scar tissue at the site of an injury; results from excessive tissue repair.

Definition of Cheloid

1. keloid [n -S] - See also: keloid

Medical Definition of Cheloid

1. A sharply elevated, irregularly shaped, progressively enlarging scar due to the formation of excessive amounts of collagen in the corium during connective tissue repair. Origin: Gr. Kel = tumour, eidos = form This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Cheloid

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1858)
"Its cheloid character immediately occurred to me, and through the polite kindness of Dr. Dewey, the tumour and its complete history were freely given me. ..."

2. Diseases of the Skin: A Textbook for Students and Practitioners by J. M. H. MacLeod (1921)
"The name cheloid from x'n^ia claw was applied to these growths by Alibert about 1815. He described two types, namely " true or idiopathic ..."

3. A Treatise on diseases of the skin: With Special Reference to Their by McCall Anderson (1887)
"The appearances presented are very similar to those of true cheloid, ... Spurious differs also from true cheloid in that there is no accompanying itching, ..."

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