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scar tissue

DEFINITIONS OF: scar tissue

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n the connective tissue that forms a scar; consists of fibroblasts in new scars and collagen fibers in old scars

Types:
adhesion
a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures
Type of:
connective tissue
tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments
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