Keloid
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A raised, fibrous area of scar tissue that forms at the site of a skin wound due to an overgrowth of collagen during healing.
“Following the surgery, she developed a keloid at the incision site that required specialist treatment to reduce.”
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ke·loid
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K-E-L-O-I-D has three vowels E-O-I, the -OID ending is unusual and worth testing in Wordle
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K worth 5, KELOID is a useful medical term that plays well on boards with an existing -OID pattern
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