scar tissue
noun
: the connective tissue forming a scar and composed chiefly of fibroblasts in recent scars and largely of dense collagenous fibers in old scars
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Doctors were concerned that this latest pregnancy, which had implanted in scar tissue from a recent cesarean section, could kill her.
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ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2024
As noted above, this can occur with structural abnormalities in your GI tract caused by, for example, surgeries that leave behind scar tissue or diseases that affect the shape of your bowels (like diverticulosis, which creates pouches in the intestinal walls).
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 24 Oct. 2024
According to the complaint, in June 2019, Ward went to the hospital and required surgery after a small bowel obstruction, which was complicated by a hernia and the presence of scar tissue from seven-year old stab wounds.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Current therapies can help slow down scar tissue buildup and ease symptoms but don’t address the underlying disease.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2024
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ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2024
As noted above, this can occur with structural abnormalities in your GI tract caused by, for example, surgeries that leave behind scar tissue or diseases that affect the shape of your bowels (like diverticulosis, which creates pouches in the intestinal walls).
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 24 Oct. 2024
According to the complaint, in June 2019, Ward went to the hospital and required surgery after a small bowel obstruction, which was complicated by a hernia and the presence of scar tissue from seven-year old stab wounds.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Current therapies can help slow down scar tissue buildup and ease symptoms but don’t address the underlying disease.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2024
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“Scar tissue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scar%20tissue. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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