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Answer for the clue "Results from excessive tissue repair ", 7 letters:
cheloid

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Word definitions for cheloid in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Keloid \Ke"loid\, n. [Also spelled cheloid .] A keloid tumor. An abnormally large scar tissue growing at the site of a cut or surgical incision.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. raised pinkish scar tissue at the site of an injury; results from excessive tissue repair [syn: keloid ]

Usage examples of cheloid.

Healed wing membrane might form cheloid tissue and the aileron would become less sensitive, imbalancing the dragon's glide.

Healed wing membrane might form cheloid tissue and the aileron would become less sensitive, imbalancing the dragon’s glide.