scarring

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Scarring, or fibrosis, leaves the usually stretchy organ tight and constricted, meaning it is less able to fill with and hold urine.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Scarring occurs from the secretion and accumulation of various components -- primarily proteins known as collagens -- into the space between individual cells, usually occurring as a response to injury or damage.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024

Scarring correlates with the severity of acne: the worse your original acne are, the more likely you are to develop acne scars.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2022

Scarring of skin after wound healing is a natural process and does not need to be treated further.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

"It's gone. Just gone. Something must have happened from the typhus. Scarring, infection, I don't know. But my voice isn't coming back."

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper