HYPERTROPHIC SCARS
\hˌa͡ɪpətɹˈɒfɪk skˈɑːz], \hˌaɪpətɹˈɒfɪk skˈɑːz], \h_ˌaɪ_p_ə_t_ɹ_ˈɒ_f_ɪ_k s_k_ˈɑː_z]\
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An elevated scar, resembling a KELOID, but which does not spread into surrounding tissues. It is formed by enlargement and overgrowth of cicatricial tissue and regresses spontaneously.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).