Preferred Name |
keloid |
Synonyms |
cheloid |
Definitions |
A tough heaped-up scar that rises quite abruptly above the rest of the skin. It is irregularly shaped and tends to enlarge progressively. Keloids arise when there is too much collagen formed in the dermis during the repair of connective tissue. |
ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0003669 |
definition |
A tough heaped-up scar that rises quite abruptly above the rest of the skin. It is irregularly shaped and tends to enlarge progressively. Keloids arise when there is too much collagen formed in the dermis during the repair of connective tissue. |
develops_from | |
has_obo_namespace |
BrendaTissueOBO |
has_related_synonym |
cheloid |
id |
BTO:0003669 |
label |
keloid |
notation |
BTO:0003669 |
prefLabel |
keloid |
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