Keloid

(ke’-loid) [from ktjAlq, a scar, or XV^-V* a claw; eldoc, likene ]. Cheloid; Alibert’s keloid; kelis. A tumor-like fibrous outgrowth, usually occurring at the site of a scar. It is elevated, whitish or pink in color, and sends prolongations into the surrounding ti ues resembling the claws of a crab. By many it is not considered a true tumor, but merely a hyperplastic scar. It affects the colored race more frequently than the white. K. of Add is on, morphea. 347