different between hypertrophic vs keloid

English

Etymology

From hypertroph(y) +? -ic.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /h??p??t??f?k/

Adjective

hypertrophic (comparative more hypertrophic, superlative most hypertrophic)

1. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypertrophy.
   • 2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin 2013, p. 360:

     Yet these increasingly hypertrophic forms of masculinity existed in tension with ideals of obedience, courtesy, cultural refinement and charity that were still viewed as markers of the ‘gentleman’.

Derived terms

Translations

Interlingua

Adjective

hypertrophic (not comparable)

1. hypertrophic

English

Alternative forms

• cheloid (dated)

Etymology

19th century, from French chéloïde, from Ancient Greek ???? (kh?l?, “hoof”) and -oid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?ki?.l??d]

Noun

keloid (plural keloids)

1. (pathology) A hard raised growth of scar tissue at the site of an injury.

Derived terms

• keloidal
• keloidosis

Translations

Verb

keloid (third-person singular simple present keloids, present participle keloiding, simple past and past participle keloided)

1. (pathology, intransitive) To form a keloid.
   • 2013, Ann Pearlman, Colton Simpson, Inside the Crips: Life Inside L.A.'s Most Notorious Gang

     The scar on his neck from running through that plate glass on one of our licks has keloided smooth and shiny.

Polish

Etymology

From English keloid, from French chéloïde, from Ancient Greek ???? (kh?l?, “hoof”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??l?.it/

Noun

keloid m inan

1. (pathology) keloid

   Synonym: bliznowiec

Declension

Further reading

• keloid in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• keloid in Polish dictionaries at PWN