Definition of Granulomatous

1. Adjective. Relating to or characterized by granulomas.

Partainyms: Granuloma
Derivative terms: Granuloma

Definition of Granulomatous

1. Adjective. (pathology) Of, pertaining to, or characterised by granulomata ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Granulomatous

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Granulomatous

1. Having the characteristics of a granuloma. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Granulomatous

granuloma endemicum
granuloma faciale
granuloma gangrenescens
granuloma gravidarum
granuloma inguinale tropicum
granuloma multiforme
granuloma telangiectaticum
granuloma tropicum
granulomas
granulomata
granulomatosis
granulomatous (current term)
granulomatous arteritis
granulomatous colitis
granulomatous disease
granulomatous encephalomyelitis
granulomatous endophthalmitis
granulomatous enteritis
granulomatous ileitis
granulomatous inflammation
granulomatous mastitis
granulomatous meningoencephalomyelitis
granulomatous nocardiosis
granulomatous rosacea
granulomere
granulometric

Literary usage of Granulomatous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Tropical Diseases: A Manual of the Diseases of Warm Climates by Patrick Manson (1918)
"A chronic infective granulomatous disease produced by a specific bacterium, and characterized by lesions of the skin, nerves, and viscera eventuating in ..."

2. Monographic Medicine by Albion Walter Hewlett, Lewellys Franklin Barker, Milton Howard Fussell, Henry Leopold Elsner (1916)
"(e) Chronic Infectious granulomatous Processes Involving the Lymph Glands Knowledge of the infectious granulomata involving the lymph glands luw made great ..."

3. Radium Therapy by Frank Edward Simpson (1922)
"D. Inflammatory and granulomatous infiltrations of uncertain nature. E. Hypertrophies. F. Neuroses. G. Disorders of the appendages of the skin: (a) ..."

4. The Clinical Journal (1905)
"ЛИ that the rays do is to hasten the dispersion of the granulomatous nodules, and for this purpose I find the Finsen light more valuable than the X-rays. ..."

5. Mammalian Models for Research on Aging by Bennett J. Cohen, Institute Of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council Staff (1981)
"Histologically, canine granulomatous colitis is characterized by diffuse ... In some respects, granulomatous colitis in Boxers is not comparable with ..."

6. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1920)
"granulomatous lesions of the hind feet and legs. FIGS. 43 and 44. ... granulomatous lesions over the tendo achillis, side of the heel, and base of the fifth ..."

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