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granulomatous

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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.
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Adj.1.granulomatous - relating to or characterized by granulomas


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3) It is important to rule out infectious and other granulomatous diseases on the basis of the history and physical examination, serologic testing, and special tissue-staining techniques.
are free-living amebae that cause granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE), most often in immunocompromised hosts, including HIV/AIDS and organ transplant patients and those receiving immunosuppressive medication (1).
All three patients known to carry the microbe had a preexisting immune deficiency, chronic granulomatous disease (CGD).
 
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