Definition of Keloids. Meaning of Keloids. Synonyms of Keloids

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Definition of Keloids

Keloid
Keloid Ke"loid, a. [Gr. ? tumor + -oid.] (Med.) Applied to a variety of tumor forming hard, flat, irregular excrescences upon the skin. -- n. A keloid tumor.
Keloid
Keloid Ke"loid, n. A keloid tumor.

Meaning of Keloids from wikipedia

- tendency to develop a keloid among those with a family history of keloids and people between the ages of 10 and 30 years. Keloids should not be confused...
- gives rise to a raised scar, but not to the degree observed with keloids. Like keloids, they form most often at the sites of pimples, body piercings, cuts...
- recurrence. Keloids are more common in people with darker skin tones and often occur in individuals with a genetic predisposition. Keloids are the most...
- chest. Hypertrophic scars and keloids tend to be more common in wounds closed by secondary intention. Surgical removal of keloid is risky and may exacerbate...
- "folliculitis keloidalis", "folliculitis keloidis nuchae", and "nuchal keloid acne",: 526  is a destructive scarring folliculitis that occurs almost exclusively...
- described for keloids due to an incomplete understanding of the pathogenesis of its formation. Even if it is surgically removed, keloid recurrence rate...
- and into a broken coccyx. Cortisone is used by dermatologists to treat keloids, relieve the symptoms of eczema and atopic dermatitis, and stop the development...
- effective, but this method risks scarring or keloids. Subsequent surgical removal, if necessary, also risks keloids and/or recurrence in the operative scar...
- Retrieved 15 March 2020. Griffith BH (September 1966). "The treatment of keloids with triamcinolone acetonide". Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 38 (3):...
- sympathetic ophthalmia, temporal arteritis, uveitis, ocular inflammation, keloids, urushiol-induced contact dermatitis, aphthous ulcers (usually as triamcinolone...