granuloma
English
noun
Definitions
- (pathology) an inflammatory nodule found in many diseases, 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 suture fragments
- (medicine, less specific) any small nodule
Etymology
Suffix from English granule.
Origin
English
granule
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- actinogranuloma English
- agranulosis English
- antigranuloma English
- granular English
- granulate English
- granule English
- granuliferous English
- granuliform English
- granulin English
- granulite English
- granuloblast English
- granulocyte English
- granulomatosis English
- granulomatous English
- granulometer English
- granulometry English
- granulopenia English
- granulopoiesis English
- granulose English
- intragranulomatous English
- lipogranuloma English
- lymphogranulomatosis English
- mesogranule English
- microgranule English
- microgranuloma English
- nanogranule English
- necrogranuloma English
- necropyogranuloma English
- nongranulomatous English
- pyogranuloma English
- subgranule English
- supergranule English
- xanthogranuloma English
- granulum Latin
- granule
- granular
- granulin
- granulose
- granulite
- granulate
- subgranule
- mesogranule
- agranulosis
- nanogranule
- granuliform
- granulocyte
- microgranule
- granulopenia
- granulometer
- granulometry
- granuloblast
- pyogranuloma
- supergranule
- antigranuloma
- granuliferous
- granulomatous
- lipogranuloma
- necrogranuloma
- granulopoiesis
- granulomatosis
- microgranuloma
- actinogranuloma
- xanthogranuloma
- nongranulomatous
- necropyogranuloma
- intragranulomatous
- lymphogranulomatosis