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granuloma
(redirected from Granuloma annulare)

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gran·u·lo·ma  (grny-lm)
n. pl. gran·u·lo·mas or gran·u·lo·ma·ta (-m-t)
A mass of inflamed granulation tissue, usually associated with ulcerated infections.
granu·loma·tous (-m-ts) adj.
granuloma [ˌgrænjʊˈləʊmə]
n pl -mas, -mata [-mətə]
(Medicine / Pathology) a tumour composed of granulation tissue produced in response to chronic infection, inflammation, a foreign body, or to unknown causes
granulomatous  [ˌgrænjʊˈlɒmətəs] adj
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Noun1.granuloma - a tumor composed of granulation tissue resulting from injury or inflammation or infection
neoplasm, tumor, tumour - an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose
gumma - a small rubbery granuloma that is characteristic of an advanced stage of syphilis
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granuloma [ˌgrænjʊˈləʊmə] n → granuloma m
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