scar tissue

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of tissue found in animals containing a higher than normal amount of the protein collagen formed in a place where an injury has healed.
  2. The long-term psychological consequences of a negative event.

Word forms

scar tissue scar tissues
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