keloid

ke·loid

noun \ˈkē-ˌlȯid\

Definition of KELOID

: a thick scar resulting from excessive growth of fibrous tissue

— keloid adjective

— ke·loi·dal \kē-ˈlȯi-d^əl\ adjective

Origin of KELOID

French kéloïde, from Greek chēlē claw

First Known Use: 1854

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