Meaning of scar tissue | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A type of tissue found in animals containing a higher than normal amount of the protein collagen formed in a place where an injury has healed.
   uncountable, usually
2. The long-term psychological consequences of a negative event.
   broadly, figuratively, uncountable, usually

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Examples

“So many people's lives have many broken relationships that have left behind psychological scar tissue.”

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