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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Over time, the man’s healthy liver cells had been replaced by scar tissue, and eventually, his liver stopped working.
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Emily Mullin, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2024
The brain often reacts to the foreign material by building scar tissue around it, reducing the quality of the signal—and parts of the array may also degrade over time.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2024
Chronic liver disease causes areas of inflammation that become scar tissue.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 22 July 2024
Healthy liver tissue doesn’t have any signs of fibrosis or inflammation.
Stage 1: Inflammation in parts of the tissue but no scar tissue; there may be no symptoms.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 22 July 2024
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Emily Mullin, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2024
The brain often reacts to the foreign material by building scar tissue around it, reducing the quality of the signal—and parts of the array may also degrade over time.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2024
Chronic liver disease causes areas of inflammation that become scar tissue.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 22 July 2024
Healthy liver tissue doesn’t have any signs of fibrosis or inflammation.
Stage 1: Inflammation in parts of the tissue but no scar tissue; there may be no symptoms.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 22 July 2024
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“Scar tissue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scar%20tissue. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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