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Preferred term

Cicatrix  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The fibrous tissue that replaces normal tissue during the process of WOUND HEALING. The formation of fibrous tissue in the place of normal tissue during the process of WOUND HEALING. It includes scar tissue formation occurring in healing internal organs as well as in the skin after surface injuries.

Entry terms

  • Scar
  • Scars

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-X6NRC2SM-9

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