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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There was a piece of grass in the same cornea — not embedded in the scar tissue, but broken off in the healthy cornea beside it.
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Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 24 Dec. 2025
Kentucky comes in with the steadier resume and scar tissue.
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
Past protocols required immobilization for months; research suggests that the introduction of light weight-bearing activity around the third week after injury can slow the development of scar tissue and accelerate the healing process.
—Matt Villano, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
The team discovered there was a webbing of scar tissue in her esophagus.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
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Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 24 Dec. 2025
Kentucky comes in with the steadier resume and scar tissue.
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
Past protocols required immobilization for months; research suggests that the introduction of light weight-bearing activity around the third week after injury can slow the development of scar tissue and accelerate the healing process.
—Matt Villano, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
The team discovered there was a webbing of scar tissue in her esophagus.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Scar tissue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scar%20tissue. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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