granuloma
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gran·u·lo·ma
(grăn′yə-lō′mə)n. pl. gran·u·lo·mas or gran·u·lo·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
Any of various nodular masses of granulocytic monocytes and other immune cells, including macrophages and eosinophils, that aggregate in response to a chronic infection, such as tuberculosis, or other inflammatory process.
gran′u·lo′ma·tous (-mə-təs) adj.
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granuloma
(ˌɡrænjʊˈləʊmə)n, pl -mas or -mata (-mətə)
(Pathology) a tumour composed of granulation tissue produced in response to chronic infection, inflammation, a foreign body, or to unknown causes
granulomatous adj
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gran•u•lo•ma
(ˌgræn yəˈloʊ mə)n., pl. -mas, -ma•ta (-mə tə)
an inflammatory tumor or growth composed of granulation tissue.
[1860–65]
gran`u•lom′a•tous (-ˈlɒm ə təs) adj.
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| Noun | 1. | granuloma - a tumor composed of granulation tissue resulting from injury or inflammation or infection gumma - a small rubbery granuloma that is characteristic of an advanced stage of syphilis |
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granuloma
n granuloma m; pyogenic — granuloma piógenoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.