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Scar (definition)
(skahr) (Greek. Eschara - from the scab on a burn or wound)
Synonym:
Cicatrix
A scar is the fibrous tissue replacing normal tissues destroyed by injury or disease.
Types:
Atrophic scar:Papyraceous or cigarette paper scar - describes thin wrinkled scars.
Cribriform scar (Latin. Cribrum - sieve):Describes a scar perforated with multiple small apertures.
Hypertrophic scar:An elevated vascular scar with excessive growth of fibrous tissue.
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