trapdoor deformity

noun

An outward bulging of the tissue in a curved scar, caused by concentric retraction.

Meanings

nountrapdoor deformity (plural trapdoor deformities)

plural trapdoor deformities

  1. medicineAn outward bulging of the tissue in a curved scar, caused by concentric retraction.
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