Granuloma
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˌɡɹæn.jəˈləʊ̯.mə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Granuloma is a noun meaning (medicine, loosely) Any small nodule.
Meaning
(medicine, loosely) Any small nodule.
More Meanings
- (pathology, strictly) An inflammatory nodule consisting of histiocytes (macrophages) attempting to wall off substances they perceive as foreign but are unable to eliminate, such as certain infectious organisms as well as other materials such as foreign objects, keratin and suture fragments.
Word Forms
- granulomas
- granulomata
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fibrogranuloma, microgranuloma, histoplasmoma, pyogranuloma, granulogenesis, pyrogranuloma.
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