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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McKenzie wrote that Bozzio was dealing with severe capsular contracture, meaning the scar tissue around her implants has become unusually hard and started to contract around the implant, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
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Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
Sometimes scar tissue from prior brain injuries or surgeries can also disrupt normal electrical signaling − a condition known as secondary epilepsy.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
The body responds with scar tissue that stabilizes the organ but cannot contract.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Nov. 2025
There’s always scar tissue, always pain.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
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Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
Sometimes scar tissue from prior brain injuries or surgeries can also disrupt normal electrical signaling − a condition known as secondary epilepsy.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
The body responds with scar tissue that stabilizes the organ but cannot contract.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Nov. 2025
There’s always scar tissue, always pain.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Scar tissue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scar%20tissue. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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