granuloma
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granuloma noun
- An inflammatory nodule found in many diseases, 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 suture fragments
- (medicine, less specific) any small nodule
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fibrogranulomamicrogranulomahistoplasmomapyogranulomagranulogenesispyrogranulomaactinogranulomachronic granulomatous diseasenecropyogranulomagranuloma fungoidesgranulocyteghon's complexghon complexinfiltrategranuloma inguinalemacrophage
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