granuloma

English

Etymology

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.

Noun

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

Derived terms

Translations

Catalan

Pronunciation

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

Noun

granuloma m (plural granulomes)

  1. (pathology) granuloma

Derived terms

  • granulomatós

Further reading

Interlingua

Noun

granuloma (plural granulomas)

  1. granuloma

Italian

Noun

granuloma m (plural granulomi)

  1. (pathology) granuloma

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɾa.nuˈlõ.mɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɾa.nuˈlo.ma/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɾɐ.nuˈlo.mɐ/

  • Hyphenation: gra‧nu‧lo‧ma

Noun

granuloma m (plural granulomas)

  1. (medicine) granuloma (tumour consisting of a mass of granular tissue)

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

granuloma m (plural granulomas)

  1. (pathology) granuloma

Derived terms

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