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Keloid

Noun CEFR B1
[ˈkiː.lɔɪd]

Definitions

A hard raised growth of scar tissue at the site of an injury.

Equivalents

Portuguêsqueloide
日本語ケロイド
5 more languages
العربيةالجدرة
Ελληνικάχηλοειδές
Suomikeloidi
Bahasa Indonesiakeloid

Examples

“It gave her otherwise plain face a broken excitement and blue-blade threat like the keloid scar of the razored man who sometimes played checkers with her grandmother.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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