keloid

Etymology

19th century, from French chéloïde, from Ancient Greek χηλή (khēlḗ, “hoof”) and -oid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkiː.lɔɪd]

Noun

keloid (plural keloids)

1. (pathology) A hard raised growth of scar tissue at the site of an injury.

Verb

keloid (third-person singular simple present keloids, present participle keloiding, simple past and past participle keloided)

1. (pathology, intransitive) To form a keloid.
   • 2013, Ann Pearlman, ‎Colton Simpson, Inside the Crips: Life Inside L.A.'s Most Notorious Gang

     The scar on his neck from running through that plate glass on one of our licks has keloided smooth and shiny.