Term: keloid
Literally meaning :like cloven hoof or crab claw because of the way that keloid grows sideways into the normal skin.
Origin: Anc Greek
χηλή/cheli(=cloven hoof) >χείλος/kelos(=lips)
+είδος/edos(=type, kind, form)
Coined/History
The earliest mention of a the term is found in the Edwin Smith papyrus, Egypt
Definition
Keloid is an overgrowth of tissue in a scar at the site of edges of a wound characterized by excessive collagen or glycoprotein deposition around it.
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