scar tissue

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounscar tissue (usually uncountable, plural scar tissues)

plural scar tissues

  1. uncountableusuallyanatomyA 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. broadlyfigurativelyuncountableusuallyThe 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

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 疤痕組織 /疤痕组织, 陰影 /阴影
  • 疤痕組織 /疤痕组织 (bāhén zǔzhī)type of tissue formed in a place where an injury has healed
  • 陰影 /阴影 (yīnyǐng)long-term psychological consequences
Dutch littekenweefsel, litteken
  • littekenweefseltype of tissue formed in a place where an injury has healed
  • littekenlong-term psychological consequences
Finnish arpikudos, arvet
  • arpikudostype of tissue formed in a place where an injury has healed
  • arvetlong-term psychological consequences
French tissu cicatriciel
  • tissu cicatricieltype of tissue formed in a place where an injury has healed
German Narbengewebe, Narbe
  • Narbengewebetype of tissue formed in a place where an injury has healed
  • Narbelong-term psychological consequences
Irish fíochán coilm
  • fíochán coilmtype of tissue formed in a place where an injury has healed
Polish tkanka bliznowata
  • tkanka bliznowatatype of tissue formed in a place where an injury has healed
Portuguese tecido cicatricial
  • tecido cicatricialtype of tissue formed in a place where an injury has healed
Romanian cicatrice
  • cicatricetype of tissue formed in a place where an injury has healed
Russian рубцо́вая ткань, шрам
  • рубцо́вая ткань (rubcóvaja tkanʹ)type of tissue formed in a place where an injury has healed
  • шрам (šram)long-term psychological consequences
Turkish yara izi dokusu
  • yara izi dokusutype of tissue formed in a place where an injury has healed
Welsh meinwe craith
  • meinwe craithtype of tissue formed in a place where an injury has healed
Cite this entry
APA

scar tissue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scar%20tissue

MLA

“scar tissue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scar%20tissue. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scar tissue,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scar%20tissue.

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