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Wound Healing
wound healing from tissue injury
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Pathology
Undergraduate 2
05/05/2013

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Term
Exuberant granulation
Definition

excessive scar tissue

block epitheliazation 

do not return once removed 

 

"proud flesh"

Term
Keloid
Definition

bulging, tumerous scars the result from abnormalities in collagen synthesis and breakdown

 

return once removed 

Term
contracture
Definition

migration of wound margins towards the center 

caused by improper collagen, lose flexability 

Term
Dehiscence
Definition

bursting open of a previously closed wound 

 

collagen framework not strong enough 

Term
Evisceration
Definition
the protrusion of abdominal organs through a dehiscence
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Stenosis
Definition
the narrowing or obstruction of an openin by the formation of scar tissue around a tubular area
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Adhesion
Definition

scar tissue binds or adheres to adjacent surfaces 

complete or partial obstructions may occur 

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