scar tissue
Permanent healing mark
Scar tissue is the fibrous material that forms when the body heals a wound.
It replaces normal skin or organ tissue but lacks the original's flexibility and function: The surgery left scar tissue that restricted his range of motion.
Figuratively, scar tissue describes the lasting effects of emotional or psychological wounds: Years of rejection had built up scar tissue around her heart.
Pathological connective tissue buildup
- keloidOvergrown scar tissue
- adhesionState of clinging fast
- contracturePermanent tissue shortening
- collagenStructural body protein
hypertrophic · granulation · debridement · dermis · epidermis · skin graft · suture · stitches
Lasting psychological wound
- painBodily or emotional distress
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
past · hardship · experience · growth · strength · reminder · mark · story
Sealing an open injury
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
softening · flattening · itching · tightness · sensitivity · numbness · discoloration · revision surgery
fibrosis
Pathological connective tissue buildup
- keloidOvergrown scar tissue
- adhesionState of clinging fast
- contracturePermanent tissue shortening
collagen · hypertrophic · granulation · debridement · dermis · epidermis · skin graft · suture · stitches · plastic surgery
trauma
Lasting psychological wound
- painBodily or emotional distress
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
survival · past · hardship · experience · growth · strength · reminder · mark · story · journey
wound closure
Sealing an open injury
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
fading · softening · flattening · itching · tightness · sensitivity · numbness · discoloration · revision surgery · steroid injection
- meat defectsbruising, discoloration, off odor, spoilage, freezer burn
- tissue developmentmorphogenesis, organogenesis, embryogenesis, regeneration, angiogenesis
- tissue responsesinflammation, swelling, redness, fibrosis, necrosis
- growthgrowth, grow, growing, growth rate, increase
- rehabilitationrehab, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, inpatient rehab
- healingmeditation, emotional healing, yoga, mindfulness, mending