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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Mauricio then needed surgeries in January and August of 2024, one to repair the ligament and one to remove scar tissue, which sidelined him for all of last season, and limited him significantly in spring training.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
The rate at which the waves bounce back can help detect fibrosis or scar tissue.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 15 Mar. 2025
Francis was last admitted to the hospital in June 2023 to have surgery to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia in the abdominal wall.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Francis is being treated at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, where he was last admitted in June 2023 to have surgery to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia in the abdominal wall.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
The rate at which the waves bounce back can help detect fibrosis or scar tissue.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 15 Mar. 2025
Francis was last admitted to the hospital in June 2023 to have surgery to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia in the abdominal wall.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Francis is being treated at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, where he was last admitted in June 2023 to have surgery to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia in the abdominal wall.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Scar tissue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scar%20tissue. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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