Meaning of GRANULATION
| Pronunciation: | | `granyu'leyshun
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- [n] the act of forming something into granules or grains; "the granulation of medicines"
- [n] new connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process
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| | Synonyms: | | granulation tissue |
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| | See Also: | | connective tissue, formation, proud flesh, shaping | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Gran`u*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. granulation.]
1. The act or process of forming or crystallizing into
grains; as, the granulation of powder and sugar.
2. The state of being granulated.
3. (Med.)
(a) One of the small, red, grainlike prominences which
form on a raw surface (that of wounds or ulcers), and
are the efficient agents in the process of healing.
(b) The act or process of the formation of such
prominences.
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| Glossary |
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| | Definition: | | the soldering of grains of metal to a background, usually of the same metal, and much used by the Etruscans. |
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