dictionary help| cicatrix, hypertrophic | medical dictionary |
An elevated scar, resembling a keloid, but which does not spread into surrounding tissues. It is formed by enlargement and overgrowth of cicatricial tissue and regresses spontaneously.
(12 Dec 1998)
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