- cicatricial tissue
- the dense fibrous tissue forming a scar or cicatrix and derived directly from granulation tissue; called also scar t.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
cicatricial tissue
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scar tissue — connective tissue that has contracted and become dense and fibrous. Also called cicatricial tissue. [1870 75] * * * … Universalium
