granulation
[ gran-yuh-ley-shuh n ]
/ ˌgræn yəˈleɪ ʃən /
noun
the act or process of granulating.
a granulated condition.
any of the grains of a granulated surface.
Pathology.
- the formation of granulation tissue, especially in healing.
- granulation tissue.
Astronomy.
one of the small, short-lived features of the sun's surface that in the aggregate give it a mottled appearance when viewed with a telescope.
Words nearby granulation
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British Dictionary definitions for granulation
granulation
/ (ˌɡrænjʊˈleɪʃən) /
noun
the act or process of granulating
a granulated texture or surface
a single bump or grain in such a surface
Also: granule astronomy
any of numerous bright regions (approximate diameter 900 km) having a fine granular structure that can appear briefly on any part of the sun's surface
Medical definitions for granulation
granulation
[ grăn′yə-lā′shən ]
n.
The process of forming grains or granules.
The state or appearance of having grains or granules.
Small, fleshy, beadlike protuberances, consisting of outgrowths of new capillaries, on the surface of a wound that is healing.
granulation tissue
The formation of these protuberances.