granuloma

[gran-yuh-loh-muh]

noun

Pathology.

plural

granulomas, granulomata 

1. an inflammatory tumor or growth composed of granulation tissue.

granuloma

/ ˌɡrænjʊˈlɒmətəs, ˌɡrænjʊˈləʊmə /

noun

1. a tumour composed of granulation tissue produced in response to chronic infection, inflammation, a foreign body, or to unknown causes

Other Word Forms

• granulomatous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of granuloma¹

First recorded in 1860–65; granule + -oma

Example Sentences

It turned out the tumour between his eye socket and brain was a cholesterol granuloma, which is a type of benign cyst.

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Jain and his colleagues previously showed that bevacizumab could improve drug delivery to TB granulomas.

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Once the body's immune system is infected with tuberculosis, it forms granulomas -- tight clusters of white blood cells -- in an attempt to wall off the infection-causing bacteria in the lungs.

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Those eggs clog the lungs, spleen, liver and hearts of hosts along with immune cells called granulomas that fight them.

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According to the Mayo Clinic, the disease is characterized by the growth of granulomas — tiny groups of inflammatory cells — in any part of the body, most commonly the lungs and lymph nodes.

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