granulation tissue

American  

noun

Pathology.

1. tissue formed in ulcers and in early wound healing and repair, composed largely of newly growing capillaries and so called from its irregular surface in open wounds; proud flesh.

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granulation tissue British  

noun

1. Nontechnical name: proud flesh.  a mass of new connective tissue and capillaries formed on the surface of a healing ulcer or wound, usually leaving a scar

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Etymology

Origin of granulation tissue

First recorded in 1870–75

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Example Sentences

But when left open with gauze, the gap fills in with pink granulation tissue from the bottom up.

From Salon

As is everywhere the case throughout the body, granulation tissue in the process of healing contracts and forms scars.

From Project Gutenberg

But to get to this point where these techniques will work, you really need to clean up the wound, get rid of dead tissue, and get robust granulation tissue into the wound.

From Reuters

I put my fist against my forehead and heard the words echoing there emptily; "laceration ... primary efflusion ... serum and lymph ... granulation tissue...."

From Project Gutenberg

The ulcers have a hemorrhagic border, a depressed suppurating surface, and contain a brownish or yellowish colored d�bris, which is soon replaced by granulation tissue.

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