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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Also, there might be scar tissue in the tissue around the organs.
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David J. Neal
may 6, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
The hearts of these sharks showed severe fibrosis, which happens when scar tissue accumulates and causes stiffness that can impair pumping over time, the researchers wrote.
—Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 4 May 2026
Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobeš, a rookie, doesn’t have a whole lot of playoff scar tissue.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
This week, the FDA flexed its regulatory authority to approve the first medicine to treat focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, or FSGS, a rare disease in which scar tissue builds up in the filtering units of the kidneys, eventually leading to organ dysfunction and failure.
—Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 16 Apr. 2026
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David J. Neal
may 6, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
The hearts of these sharks showed severe fibrosis, which happens when scar tissue accumulates and causes stiffness that can impair pumping over time, the researchers wrote.
—Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 4 May 2026
Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobeš, a rookie, doesn’t have a whole lot of playoff scar tissue.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
This week, the FDA flexed its regulatory authority to approve the first medicine to treat focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, or FSGS, a rare disease in which scar tissue builds up in the filtering units of the kidneys, eventually leading to organ dysfunction and failure.
—Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Scar tissue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scar%20tissue. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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