granuloma
pronunciation
How to pronounce granuloma in British English:
UK [ˌgrænjʊ'ləʊmə]
How to pronounce granuloma in American English:
US [ˌgrænjə'loʊmə]
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- Noun:
- a tumor composed of granulation tissue resulting from injury or inflammation or infection
Word Origin
- granuloma (n.)
- "granulated tissue produced by certain diseases," from Latin granulum "granule" (see granular) + -oma, on model of glaucoma, etc.
Example
- 1. A case report of granuloma fungoides involving the palate .
- 2. Time course and role of morphine dose and concentration in intrathecal granuloma formation in dogs : a combined magnetic resonance imaging and histopathology investigation .
- 3. Case report : eosinophilic granuloma in persian cat .
- 4. One case : eosinophilia granuloma of rib .
- 5. This well-formed granuloma has a large langha giant cell in the center .