wound repair
Fixing damaged tissue
Wound repair is the biological process by which damaged tissue heals itself.
The term appears in medical and scientific contexts to describe the sequence of inflammation, cell proliferation, and tissue remodeling that closes injuries and restores function: The study examined wound repair in diabetic patients.
Also called wound healing.
- healingRestoration of health
- healing processBody's self-repair over time
- scarPermanent mark from healing
- scar tissueCollagen replacing damaged skin
- tissueDisposable soft paper
stitches · stitch up · bandage · sutures · skin · scab · regeneration · new skin · inflammation · collagen · closure · mending · granulation · cell growth · bleeding · blood clot · gauze · antiseptic
wound repairtissue damage
Harm to body cells
wounding · injury · necrosis · ulceration · cell death
wound repairwound infection
Pathogens colonizing injured tissue
infection · chronic wound · gangrene · sepsis · festering
wound repairwounding
Causing physical injury
injury · trauma · mutilation · laceration · cutting
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