granuloma
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editgranuloma (plural granulomas or granulomata)
- (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.
- (medicine, less specific) any small nodule
Derived terms
editTranslations
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Catalan
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡɾə.nuˈlo.mə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ɡɾa.nuˈlo.ma]
- Rhymes: -oma
- Hyphenation: gra‧nu‧lo‧ma
Noun
editgranuloma m (plural granulomes)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “granuloma” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Interlingua
editNoun
editgranuloma (plural granulomas)
Italian
editNoun
editgranuloma m (plural granulomi)
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editPortuguese
editPronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: gra‧nu‧lo‧ma
Noun
editgranuloma m (plural granulomas)
Related terms
editSpanish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editgranuloma m (plural granulomas)
Derived terms
editCategories:
- English terms suffixed with -oma
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- en:Pathology
- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Catalan/oma
- Rhymes:Catalan/oma/4 syllables
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan nouns
- Catalan countable nouns
- Catalan masculine nouns ending in -a
- Catalan masculine nouns
- ca:Pathology
- Interlingua lemmas
- Interlingua nouns
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian nouns with irregular gender
- Italian masculine nouns
- it:Pathology
- Portuguese 4-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese nouns with irregular gender
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- pt:Medicine
- Spanish 4-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/oma
- Rhymes:Spanish/oma/4 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish nouns with irregular gender
- Spanish masculine nouns
- es:Pathology