First Known Use: 1854
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keloid
noun ke·loid \ˈkē-ˌlȯid\
Definition of KELOID
: a thick scar resulting from excessive growth of fibrous tissue
— keloid adjective
— ke·loi·dal \kē-ˈlȯi-dəl\ adjective
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Origin of KELOID
French kéloïde, from Greek chēlē claw
Rhymes with KELOID
android, avoid, chancroid, colloid, conoid, crinoid, cuboid, cycloid, deltoid, dendroid, devoid, discoid, factoid, fibroid, fungoid, ganoid, globoid, hydroid, hypnoid, mastoid, mucoid, ovoid, prismoid, pygmoid, rhizoid, rhomboid, schizoid, scombroid, sigmoid, spheroid, steroid, styloid, tabloid, thalloid, thyroid, toroid, toxoid, trochoid, typhoid, Veddoid, viroid
Medical Dictionary
keloid
noun ke·loid
Medical Definition of KELOID
: a thick scar resulting from excessive growth of fibrous tissue and occurring especially after burns or radiation injury
—keloid adjective
Variants of KELOID
ke·loid also che·loid \ˈkē-ˌlȯid\
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