scar tissue
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1. the connective tissue that forms a scar; consists of fibroblasts in new scars and collagen fibers in old scars (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | connective tissue, |
| definition | : | tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | adhesion, |
| definition | : | a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures (noun.body) |
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