scar tissue
noun
: the connective tissue forming a scar and composed chiefly of fibroblasts in recent scars and largely of dense collagenous fibers in old scars
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And then, after missing all of ’21 with a torn ACL, Dobbins opted for arthroscopic surgery to clean up scar tissue in the middle of 2022.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
The resulting damage and stress to the skin can cause scar tissue to form.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 22 June 2025
More Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images McIlroy will come into this tournament with some scar tissue after back-to-back second place U.S. Open finishes.
—Troy Finnegan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Davis went to school specializing in acne treatments for the face and quickly found that much of that knowledge translated well for healing scar tissue for trans people who have had facial feminization or chest masculinization surgery.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
The resulting damage and stress to the skin can cause scar tissue to form.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 22 June 2025
More Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images McIlroy will come into this tournament with some scar tissue after back-to-back second place U.S. Open finishes.
—Troy Finnegan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Davis went to school specializing in acne treatments for the face and quickly found that much of that knowledge translated well for healing scar tissue for trans people who have had facial feminization or chest masculinization surgery.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
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“Scar tissue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scar%20tissue. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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