Definition

Noun: - Excessive granulation tissue: "Proud flesh" refers to the swollen, fleshy tissue that can form excessively around the edges of a healing wound or ulcer. It is a non-technical, historical term for what is medically known as hypergranulation tissue, which can impede proper healing.

Usage

• This term is primarily used in historical, literary, or informal medical contexts to describe a visible complication in the wound healing process.
• It is often used with verbs like , , , , or .

Examples

• The surgeon had to cauterize the proud flesh that was preventing the cut from closing properly.
• After the injury, she was concerned about the red, raised proud flesh around the scar.
• Old veterinary texts often mention remedies for treating proud flesh on horses.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used metaphorically in literature to describe something that grows excessively or is an unwanted, prominent result of a past event.
  • The new regulations were the proud flesh of the old scandal—unsightly and a constant reminder of the past.

Variants and Related Words

• Hypergranulation tissue (n): The modern clinical term for "proud flesh."
• Granulation tissue (n): The normal, healthy pink tissue that forms during healing; "proud flesh" is an overgrowth of this.

Synonyms

• Hypergranulation (n): The medical synonym.
• Exuberant granulation (n): A less common clinical term with the same meaning.

Notes on Meaning

• The word "proud" in this context uses an archaic meaning of "swollen" or "standing out," not the modern meaning related to satisfaction. The phrase describes tissue that protrudes or swells out from the wound surface.

Noun

1. the swollen tissue around a healing wound or ulcer