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单词 granuloma
释义

granuloma

noun

gran·​u·​lo·​ma ˌgran-yə-ˈlō-mə How to pronounce granuloma (audio)
plural granulomas also granulomata ˌgran-yə-ˈlō-mə-tə How to pronounce granuloma (audio)
: a mass or nodule of chronically inflamed tissue with granulations that is usually associated with an infective process
granulomatous
ˌgran-yə-ˈlō-mə-təs How to pronounce granuloma (audio)
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web When one worker, in his early 60s, was diagnosed with lung cancer early this year, his organs were covered in granulomas, a tissue inflammation that occurs when the body is trying to fight off infection. Yamil Berard, star-telegram, 12 Dec. 2015 In the months and years after surgery, a granuloma—an inflammatory response in the tissue where your body tries to wall off a foreign substance by forming tough tissue around it—can develop, causing pain, inflammation, and disfigurement. Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 13 Apr. 2018 People with granuloma annulare experience rings of bumps on their skin that can spontaneously appear or resolve. Erin Blakemore, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2018 It was also filled with a cluster of immune cells, known as a granuloma, that had likely gathered there to fight off what the body perceived as a foreign threat. Health.com, 3 Oct. 2017 The type of inflammatory response found in her lymph nodes, called a granuloma, was not found in her skin. Michael Nedelman, CNN, 2 Oct. 2017 Sarcoidosis is a rare disease of the immune system in which clumps of inflammatory cells known as granulomas attack the body’s organs, most commonly the lungs and lymph nodes. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2017 The FDA also lists granulomas (nodules that form around foreign material), keloids (excessive scarring), and removal problems as risks of permanent makeup. Dr. Manny Alvarez, Fox News, 3 July 2017 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

granuloma

noun

gran·​u·​lo·​ma ˌgran-yə-ˈlō-mə How to pronounce granuloma (audio)
plural granulomas also granulomata -mət-ə How to pronounce granuloma (audio)
: a mass or nodule of chronically inflamed tissue with granulations that is usually associated with an infective process
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