keroids

Noun

keroid (countable and uncountable, plural keroids)

1. A thick overgrowth of tissue on severe burns.
   • The keroid formation at the burn site could be avoided after the prompt first aid and the appropriate treatment including application of HFB-jelly.1992, Archives of Complex Environmental Studies
2. Thick horn-like scar tissue.
   • Analogous situations include the formation of keroids after surgery and atherosclerotic plaques after vascular injury.2004, Salim Daya, Robert Frederick Harrison, Roger D. Kempers, Advances in Fertility and Reproductive Medicine, page 188
3. A kerosene dispersion of carbon black for spraying tires before vulcanization to obtain high gloss and to facilitate removal from the mold.
   • The greatest quantity of casein goes to the manufacture of plastic substances like galalith, galakerit, keroid, proteolith, and others.1937, Report of the Delegation of the United States, page 36

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