: the formation or appearance of a scar or of multiple scars on the skin or other bodily tissue after a wound has healed
an injury that resulted in a lot of scarring on his leg
facial/corneal scarring
Overly aggressive facials—especially on people with very sensitive skin or acne—can result in scarring, worsened breakouts and broken capillaries,—
Liz Brody
Liz BrodyThe redness, scarring, and hyperpigmentation of deep inflammatory acne lesions frequently lessen in two or three years.—Elizabeth A. Abel et al.
Elizabeth A. Abel et al.Examples of scarring in a Sentence
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This scene of abandonment is a byproduct of a multibillion-dollar rail project that has spanned three decades and six prime ministers — a case study in the problems Britain encounters when planning large-scale infrastructure, and of the scarring that remains when such projects go awry.
—Stephen Castle, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
It’s approved for adults with NASH who have moderate to advanced liver scarring and is to be used along with diet and exercise.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 22 Mar. 2024
Medical experts say the procedures, which do not have medical benefits, can cause a range of short- and long-term harms, including infections, severe pain, scarring, infertility and loss of pleasure.
—Ramatoulie Jawo, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
As a result, patients may experience disappointing results, including unnatural-looking hairlines, uneven density, and, in extreme cases, scarring and complications that necessitate corrective procedures.
—Chris Gallagher, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
The accumulation of fat in the liver causes inflammation, which leads to fibrosis, or liver scarring, and can progress in more advanced stages to cirrhosis, cancer, and the need for a liver transplant.
—Adam Feuerstein Reprints, STAT, 14 Mar. 2024
About 6 million to 8 million people in the US are thought to have NASH with moderate to advanced liver fibrosis, or scarring, the FDA says.
—Katherine Dillinger, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
By the time of Shannan’s diagnosis, CF was known as a disease of the lungs, in which sticky mucus made fertile ground for bacteria, and the cycle of infection and scarring, infection and scarring would eventually cause the lungs to fail.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2024
Easy bruising and scarring are hallmarks of the condition too.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 1 Feb. 2024
Stephen Castle, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
It’s approved for adults with NASH who have moderate to advanced liver scarring and is to be used along with diet and exercise.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 22 Mar. 2024
Medical experts say the procedures, which do not have medical benefits, can cause a range of short- and long-term harms, including infections, severe pain, scarring, infertility and loss of pleasure.
—Ramatoulie Jawo, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
As a result, patients may experience disappointing results, including unnatural-looking hairlines, uneven density, and, in extreme cases, scarring and complications that necessitate corrective procedures.
—Chris Gallagher, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
The accumulation of fat in the liver causes inflammation, which leads to fibrosis, or liver scarring, and can progress in more advanced stages to cirrhosis, cancer, and the need for a liver transplant.
—Adam Feuerstein Reprints, STAT, 14 Mar. 2024
About 6 million to 8 million people in the US are thought to have NASH with moderate to advanced liver fibrosis, or scarring, the FDA says.
—Katherine Dillinger, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
By the time of Shannan’s diagnosis, CF was known as a disease of the lungs, in which sticky mucus made fertile ground for bacteria, and the cycle of infection and scarring, infection and scarring would eventually cause the lungs to fail.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2024
Easy bruising and scarring are hallmarks of the condition too.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 1 Feb. 2024
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“Scarring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scarring. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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