granuloma

[ gran-yuh-loh-muh ]

/ ˌgræn yəˈloʊ mə /

noun, plural gran·u·lo·mas, gran·u·lo·ma·ta [gran-yuh-loh-muh-tuh] /ˌgræn yəˈloʊ mə tə/. Pathology.

an inflammatory tumor or growth composed of granulation tissue.

Nearby words

granulocytic sarcoma, granulocytic series, granulocytopenia, granulocytopoiesis, granulocytosis, granuloma, granuloma inguinale, granuloma multiforme, granuloma tropicum, granulomatosis, granulomatosis disciformis chronica et progressiva

Origin of granuloma

First recorded in 1860–65; granule + -oma

Related formsgran·u·lom·a·tous

[gran-yuh-lom-uh-tuh s] /ˌgræn yəˈlɒm ə təs/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for granulomatous

granuloma

/ (ˌɡrænjʊˈləʊmə) /

noun plural -mas or -mata (-mətə)

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

Derived Formsgranulomatous (ˌɡrænjʊˈlɒmətəs), adjective

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Word Origin and History for granulomatous

granuloma

from Latin granulum (see granular) + -oma, on model of glaucoma, etc.

Medicine definitions for granulomatous

granuloma

[ grăn′yə-lō′mə ]

n. pl. gran•u•lo•mas

A mass of inflamed granulation tissue, usually associated with ulcerated infections.

Related formsgran′u•lo′ma•tous (-mə-təs) adj.