granuloma
noun
an inflammatory tumor or growth composed of granulation tissue.
granulomatous
-
a word derived from
granuloma.
Example Sentences
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In a separate mouse experiment, they studied chronic granulomatous disease, an inherited disorder that interferes with the ability of certain immune cells to kill harmful microbes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
His wife, Annabel Nau-Phojanakong, said the cause of his death, in a hospital, was complications of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis, a rare disease that attacks the spinal cord and brain.
From New York Times ● Jan. 8, 2023
It took until August for a doctor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center to come up with a definitive diagnosis: granulomatous disease from histoplasmosis.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 14, 2021
One of the main reasons they decided to move in together was because Lucas, Lindsay and Chris’s son, has chronic granulomatous disease, or CGD, a rare immunodeficiency disorder.
From Fox News ● Oct. 15, 2020
The lesions may be gummatous, ulcerative, or inflammatory, or there may be compressive granulomatous masses.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson
