granulation
(gran′yə lā′s̸hən)
noun
- formation into granules or grains
- Med.
- the formation of a small mass of tiny red granules of newly formed capillaries, as on the surface of a wound that is healing
- the mass itself
See granulation in American Heritage Dictionary 4
nouna. The act or process of granulating.
b. The condition or appearance of being granulated.
a. Small, fleshy, beadlike protuberances, consisting of outgrowths of new capillaries, on the surface of a wound that is healing. Also called granulation tissue.
b. The formation of these protuberances.
- The small, transient, brilliant granular markings on the photosphere of the sun.
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