Granuloma

n. type of tumor composed of granulation tissue (Medicine)

In medicine (anatomical pathology), a granuloma is a group of epithelioid macrophages surrounded by a lymphocyte cuff. Granulomas are small nodules that are seen in a variety of diseases such as Crohn's disease, tuberculosis, Leprosy, sarcoidosis, berylliosis and syphilis. It is also a feature of Wegener's granulomatosis and Churg-Strauss syndrome, two related autoimmune disorders.
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Granuloma /gran·u·lo·ma/ pl. granulomas, granulo´mata an imprecise term for any small nodular delimited aggregation of mononuclear inflammatory [more]Granuloma - Community and Resources

Noun
1. a tumor composed of granulation tissue resulting from injury or inflammation or infection
(hypernym) tumor, tumour, neoplasm
(hyponym) gumma

n. granuloma, type of tumor composed of granulation tissue (Medicine)