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granulation definition

granu·la·tion (gran′yə lā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. formation into granules or grains
  2. Med.
    1. the formation of a small mass of tiny red granules of newly formed capillaries, as on the surface of a wound that is healing
    2. the mass itself

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