granulomatous
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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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Adj. | 1. | granulomatous - relating to or characterized by granulomas |
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granulomatös
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gran·u·lom·a·tous
a. granulomatoso-a, que tiene las características de un granuloma;
___ colitis → colitis ___;
___ encephalomyelitis → encefalomielitis ___;
___ enteritis → enteritis ___;
___ inflammation → inflamación ___.
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