Scarring
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Scarring — Scar Scar, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scarred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scarring}.] To mark with a scar or scars. [1913 Webster] Yet I ll not shed her blood; Nor scar that whiter skin of hers than snow. Shak. [1913 Webster] His cheeks were deeply scarred.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scarring — scar·ring (skahrґing) cicatrization … Medical dictionary
scarring — adj. process of leaving a scar, process of forming a scar skÉ‘r /skÉ‘Ë n. mark left on the skin after a wound has healed v. mark with a scar, cause a scar; be marked with a scar … English contemporary dictionary
scarring — noun ( s) Etymology: from gerund of scar (III) : a marking resulting from being scarred … Useful english dictionary
scarring alopecia — cicatricial a … Medical dictionary
Acne scarring — occurs when the visible remnants of acne are permanently left on the skin after the acne itself subsides. True scarring is to be distinguished from macules, or reddish spots that mark the site of prior acne. Causes Acne scarring is caused by a… … Wikipedia
Myocardial scarring — is fibrous tissue that replaces normal tissue destroyed by injury or disease pertaining to the muscular tissue of the heart. Myocardial scarring occurs in myocardial infarction, and also results from the surgical repair of congenital heart… … Wikipedia
recurring scarring aphthae — periadenitis mucosa necrotica recurrens … Medical dictionary
renal scarring — focal areas of thinning of the renal cortex with indentations on the surface of the kidney, resulting from destruction of tubules and nephrons by reflux nephropathy or pyelonephritis … Medical dictionary
ulerythema — Scarring with erythema. [G. oule, scar, + erythema, redness of the skin] u. ophryogenes folliculitis of the eyebrows resulting in scarring and alopecia. * * * uler·y·the·ma (u ler″ə theґmə) [ul 1 + erythēma redness] an… … Medical dictionary
