granuloma

IPA: grˈænjʌɫˈoʊmʌ

(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

Examples of "granuloma" in Sentences

-- and spotted an area of inflamed tissue called a granuloma, a clear indication that she had Crohn's disease.
The immune cells create this capsule called a granuloma in the hope of getting rid of the foreign object inside.
A large dark area showing inflammation, otherwise known as a granuloma -- a sure sign of the intestinal disease.
He said he had surgery to remove the growth, known as a granuloma, last Thursday and had been told to rest his voice for at least a month.
Grammy-winning musician John Mayer has been diagnosed with a throat condition called granuloma, causing him to cancel future concert appearances and postpone work on his...
By: Abdulmubeen Mundewadi - Sarcoidosis is a disease that results from a specific form of tissue inflammation called granuloma which can appear in any part of the body, but most often starts in the lungs or lymph nodes.
Her doctors, no matter how hard they tried, couldn't figure out the cause of Jessica's abdominal distress. high school science class, she was looking under the microscope at slides of her own intestinal tissue - slides her pathologist had said were completely normal - and spotted an area of inflamed tissue called a granuloma, a clear indication that she had Crohn's disease.