granuloma

noun

/ˌɡɹæn.jəˈləʊ̯.mə/UK/ˌɡɹæn.jəˈloʊ̯.mə/US

Etymology

From 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.

derived from grānum
borrowed from grānulum
borrowed from granule
suffixed as granuloma — “granule + oma”

Definitions

An inflammatory nodule consisting of histiocytes (macrophages) attempting to wall off…
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.
Any small nodule.

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Derived

actinogranuloma, antigranuloma, fibrogranuloma, granuloma annulare, granuloma fungoides, granuloma genitoinguinale, granuloma inguinale, granuloma inguinale tropicum, granuloma venereum, granuloma venereum genitoinguinale, lick granuloma, lipogranuloma, microgranuloma, necrogranuloma, pyogranuloma, ulcerating granuloma of the pudendum, ulcerating sclerosing granuloma, xanthogranuloma

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for granuloma. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA