granuloma

== English == === Etymology === From granule +‎ -oma. Among the many words derived from -oma that are in current common use, this word is one of only a few that do not denote a neoplasm; another is hematoma. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɡɹæn.jəˈləʊ̯.mə/, /ˌɡɹæn.jʊˈləʊ̯.mə/, /ˌɡɹæ.nuˈləʊ̯.mə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌɡɹæn.jəˈloʊ̯.mə/, /ˌɡɹæn.juˈloʊ̯.mə/, /ˌɡɹæ.nuˈloʊ̯.mə/ Rhymes: -əʊmə Hyphenation: gran‧u‧lo‧ma === Noun === granuloma (plural granulomas or granulomata) (pathology, strictly) 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, loosely) Any small nodule. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡɾə.nuˈlo.mə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ɡɾa.nuˈlo.ma] Rhymes: -oma Hyphenation: gra‧nu‧lo‧ma === Noun === granuloma m (plural granulomes) (pathology) granuloma ==== Derived terms ==== granulomatós === Further reading === “granuloma” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. == Interlingua == === Noun === granuloma (plural granulomas) granuloma == Italian == === Noun === granuloma m (plural granulomi) (pathology) granuloma ==== Related terms ==== granulo granulomatoso == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -omɐ Hyphenation: gra‧nu‧lo‧ma === Noun === granuloma m (plural granulomas) (medicine) granuloma (tumour consisting of a mass of granular tissue) ==== Related terms ==== grão === Further reading === “granuloma”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “granuloma”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɾanuˈloma/ [ɡɾa.nuˈlo.ma] Rhymes: -oma Syllabification: gra‧nu‧lo‧ma === Noun === granuloma m (plural granulomas) (pathology) granuloma ==== Derived terms ====