keloidal

English

Alternative forms

• cheloidal (dated)

Etymology

keloid +‎ -al

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔɪdəl

Adjective

keloidal (not comparable)

1. Of, pertaining to or causing keloids.
   • 2020, N. K. Jemisin, The City We Became, Orbit, page 232:

     Across the knuckles there are faint, old, keloidal scars.

Translations

pertaining to or causing keloids

• Portuguese: queloidal