Definition of Granulation

1. Noun. New connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process.

Exact synonyms: Granulation Tissue
Generic synonyms: Connective Tissue
Specialized synonyms: Proud Flesh
Derivative terms: Granulate

2. Noun. The act of forming something into granules or grains. "The granulation of medicines"
Generic synonyms: Formation, Shaping
Derivative terms: Granulate

Definition of Granulation

1. n. The act or process of forming or crystallizing into grains; as, the granulation of powder and sugar.

Definition of Granulation

1. Noun. The formation of granules ¹

2. Noun. The condition of being granulated ¹

3. Noun. Granulated tissue on the surface of a healing wound; granulation tissue ¹

4. Noun. (astronomy) A bright, transient granular marking on the Sun's photosphere ¹

5. Noun. The attachment of granules of precious metal to underlying metal of jewellery ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Granulation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Granulation

1. 1. The act or process of forming or crystallizing into grains; as, the granulation of powder and sugar. 2. The state of being granulated. 3. One of the small, red, grainlike prominences which form on a raw surface (that of wounds or ulcers), and are the efficient agents in the process of healing. The act or process of the formation of such prominences. Origin: Cf. F. Granulation. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Granulation

granularity
granularization
granularize
granularized
granularizes
granularizing
granularly
granulary
granulate
granulated
granulated opium
granulated sugar
granulates
granulating
granulatio
granulation (current term)
granulation tissue
granulationes
granulationes arachnoideales
granulations
granulator
granulators
granule
granule cell
granule cell of connective tissue
granule cells
granules
granuliferous
granuliform
granulite

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