Keloid -- yes could be -- thanks much!!
Posted By: MTTOMany on 2007-12-12
In Reply to: Could they be butchering keloid? nm - Wanderer
Subject: Keloid -- yes could be -- thanks much!!
Might be -- thanks much!!!
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keloid
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The patient is status post excision of keloids from the bilateral ear. On physical exam, there is no evidence of s/l meta-car-se of the keloid.
This doc is short and sweet with his reports, this is all the info I have for this. He also talks fast and has an accent so I am just lost here. Thank you
Keloid?
Subject: Keloid?
The aspiration biopsy showed abundant s/l kiloid. I have always heard this as sounding like key-loid but the doctor is definitely say "ki"loid. Is there a difference?
keloid maybe?? nm
Subject: keloid maybe?? nm
keloid?
Subject: keloid?
possibly keloid?
Subject: possibly keloid?
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cheloid or keloid
Which do you use?
Thanks, I'm going to stick with keloid.
Subject: Thanks, I'm going to stick with keloid.
Could they be butchering keloid? nm
Subject: Could they be butchering keloid? nm
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I'd guess he's meaning keloid....sm
Subject: I'd guess he's meaning keloid....sm
I've got one that says "debrideMONT" instead of debridement. Sometimes they just like to sound all fancy dancy, I swear.
keloid is catching on his clothing? nm
Subject: keloid is catching on his clothing? nm
Cheloid is a variant of the word keloid, but it is
Subject: Cheloid is a variant of the word keloid, but it is
the word keloid.
a thick scar resulting from excessive growth of fibrous tissue and occurring especially after burns or radiation injury
I believe either word is acceptable, but 'keloid' is the more common spelling.
keloid always for scar tissue. see def of cheilo etc. sm
Subject: keloid always for scar tissue. see def of cheilo etc. sm
keloid
kTcloyd
A nodular, firm, movable, nonencapsulated, often linear mass of hyperplastic scar tissue, tender and frequently painful, consisting of wide irregularly distributed bands of collagen; occurs in the dermis and adjacent subcutaneous tissue, usually after trauma, surgery, a burn, or severe cutaneous disease such as cystic acne, and is more common in blacks. Syn: cheloid.
cheilo-, cheil-
Lips. See Also: chilo-, labio-.
Origin
[G. cheilos, lip]
as in cheilosis
cheilosis, chilosis
kU-lbcsis
A condition characterized by dry scaling and fissuring of the lips, attributed by some to riboflavin and other nutritional deficiencies. See Also: cheilitis.
Origin
[cheil- + G. -osis, condition]
keloid white, fibrinous, collarbone, callus???
Subject: keloid white, fibrinous, collarbone, callus???
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