Dictionary

scar tissue en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) 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.
2. (broadly, figuratively, uncountable, usually) The long-term psychological consequences of a negative event.
   • So many people's lives have many broken relationships that have left behind psychological scar tissue. 2010, Kevin Leman, Sheet Music: Uncovering the Secrets of Sexual Intimacy in Marriage, page 32:

Forms

Translations (17)

pt tecido cicatricial (type of tissue formed in a place where an injury has healed) · ro cicatrice (type of tissue formed in a place where an injury has healed) · ru шрам (long-term psychological consequences) · de Narbengewebe (type of tissue formed in a place where an injury has healed) · cmn 陰影 /阴影 (long-term psychological consequences) · fi arpikudos (type of tissue formed in a place where an injury has healed) · de Narbe (long-term psychological consequences) · cy meinwe craith (type of tissue formed in a place where an injury has healed) · nl litteken (long-term psychological consequences) · ru рубцо́вая ткань (type of tissue formed in a place where an injury has healed) · fi arvet (long-term psychological consequences) · tr yara izi dokusu (type of tissue formed in a place where an injury has healed) · ga fíochán coilm (type of tissue formed in a place where an injury has healed) · cmn 疤痕組織 /疤痕组织 (type of tissue formed in a place where an injury has healed) · pl tkanka bliznowata (type of tissue formed in a place where an injury has healed) · fr tissu cicatriciel (type of tissue formed in a place where an injury has healed) · nl littekenweefsel (type of tissue formed in a place where an injury has healed)