granuloma

granule +‎ -oma. Among the many words derived from -oma that are in current common use, this word is one of only a few that do not denote a neoplasm; another is hematoma.

granuloma (without necrosis) from a lymph node of a patient with Mycobacterium avium infection

granuloma (plural granulomas or granulomata)

1. (pathology) 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.
2. (medicine, less specific) any small nodule

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) /ɡɾə.nuˈlo.mə/
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) /ɡɾa.nuˈlo.ma/
• Rhymes: -oma
• Hyphenation: gra‧nu‧lo‧ma

granuloma m (plural granulomes)

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• granulomatós

• “granuloma” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

granuloma (plural granulomas)

1. granuloma

granuloma m (plural granulomi)

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• granulo
• granulomatoso

• Hyphenation: gra‧nu‧lo‧ma

granuloma m (plural granulomas)

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• grão

• IPA^(key): /ɡɾanuˈloma/ [ɡɾa.nuˈlo.ma]
• Rhymes: -oma
• Syllabification: gra‧nu‧lo‧ma

granuloma m (plural granulomas)

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