scar tissue
Noun
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Noun
scar tissue (uncountable)
- (anatomy) 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.
- (figurative, by extension) The long-term psychological consequences of a negative event.
- German: Narbengewebe
- German: Narbe
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