keloid
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keloid
- [ˈkiː.lɔɪd]
Where it comes from
19th century, from French chéloïde, from Ancient Greek χηλή (khēlḗ, “hoof”) and -oid.
noun keloids · cheloid
- A hard raised growth of scar tissue at the site of an injury. It gave her otherwise plain face a broken excitement and blue-blade threat like the keloid scar of the razored man who sometimes played checkers with her grandmother.
verb keloids · keloiding · keloided · cheloid
- To form a keloid. The scar on his neck from running through that plate glass on one of our licks has keloided smooth and shiny.
Translations
Talk about this word "keloid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/keloid. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. keloid. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/keloid "keloid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/keloid.Cite this
@misc{keloid_2026,
title = {keloid},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/keloid},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
