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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.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2024

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.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2023

As a result, people with the disease are susceptible to recurrent infections and get areas of inflamed tissue called granulomas.

From Washington Times • Mar. 27, 2016

The most common problems for singers are benign polyps, cysts, granulomas and nodules, which are growths akin to calluses that develop on the vocal cords.

From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2011

White blood cells swarm the bacteria in a rolling, alveolar scrum, forming a set of pearly-white masses the size of golf balls called granulomas.

From Slate • Nov. 16, 2011