scar tissue

English

Noun

scar tissue (usually uncountable, plural scar tissues)

1. (anatomy) 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. (figurative, by extension) The long-term psychological consequences of a negative event.
   • 2010, Kevin Leman, Sheet Music: Uncovering the Secrets of Sexual Intimacy in Marriage, page 32:

     So many people's lives have many broken relationships that have left behind psychological scar tissue.

Translations

type of tissue formed in a place where an injury has healed

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 疤痕組織／疤痕组织 (bāhén zǔzhī)

• Dutch: littekenweefsel (nl) n
• Finnish: arpikudos
• French: tissu cicatriciel m
• German: Narbengewebe n
• Irish: fíochán coilm m
• Portuguese: tecido cicatricial m
• Romanian: cicatrice (ro) f
• Russian: рубцо́вая ткань f (rubcóvaja tkanʹ)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: yara izi dokusu
• Welsh: meinwe craith f

long-term psychological consequences

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 陰影／阴影 (zh) (yīnyǐng)

• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: arvet (fi) pl
• German: Narbe (de) f
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: шрам (ru) m (šram)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

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