scar
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The body responds by forming scar tissue, but that scar does not contract like healthy heart muscle.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
The mother of two said she had experienced scar pain during labour, had been pushing for an extended period and that Poppy had shown two heart-rate decelerations.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
“It ignored the young patients who would be in her clinic, exposed to her speech, and susceptible to internalizing ideas that may scar them for life,” they wrote.
From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026
A buildout of the claims could end public access to the area and permanently scar the landscape, drawing traffic and light pollution and harming springs and groundwater stores, he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
During that time, the bullet became encased in a layer of scar tissue.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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