NOUN | body | scar tissue | the connective tissue that forms a scar |
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Meaning | The connective tissue that forms a scar; consists of fibroblasts in new scars and collagen fibers in old scars. | |
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Narrower | adhesion | A fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures |
Broader | connective tissue | tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells |
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