granulation.

1. The growth of new small-vessel-rich connective tissue as a wound repairs itself.

2. The production of small grains or particles, or the granular structure produced.

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Words that belong together

• granulation tissue
• healthy granulation
• exuberant granulation

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Healthy granulation appeared along the wound's margins after the infection was controlled.

She mistook the granulation tissue for fresh damage until the nurse explained it.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Usually uncountable; plural granulations for individual granules or distinct processes. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.