54 APPLIED BACTERIOLOGY FOR NURSES 



Injured tissue cells may recover if the inflammation is 

 not severe, or they may soften, break down, and be re- 

 moved. 



When the body has actually been destroyed as the 

 result of an inflammation, we find that there is almost 

 always the formation of connecti^'e tissue to take the place 

 of that destroyed. This constitutes what is subsequently 

 known as a scar. 



