granuloma

American  

[gran-yuh-loh-muh] / ˌgræn yəˈloʊ mə /

noun

Pathology.

granulomas, plural granulomata plural

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

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granuloma British  

/ ˌɡrænjʊˈlɒmətəs, ˌɡrænjʊˈləʊmə /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• granulomatous
  adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

• granulomata
  plural
• granulomas
  plural

Etymology

Origin of granuloma

First recorded in 1860–65; granule + -oma

Compare meaning

How does granuloma compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• granuloma vs. granulation tissue

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2025

With this two-pronged medicinal approach, Datta and the team were able to make the granuloma blood vessels function and behave more normally.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2024

Now, she said, she has a calcified granuloma that makes it difficult to carry things or stand for long periods.

From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2023

The academic world tends to cluster by model system: "Mouse people" talk to mouse people; "monkey people" talk to monkey people; each group exists within its own fibrous granuloma of meetings, conferences and review committees.

From Slate • Nov. 16, 2011

The ulcerated lesions of farcy have to be distinguished from those of tubercle, syphilis, and other forms of infective granuloma.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis