Granulation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Granulation \Gran`u*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. granulation.]
     1. The act or process of forming or crystallizing into
        grains; as, the granulation of powder and sugar.
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     2. The state of being granulated.


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     3. (Med.)
        (a) 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.
        (b) The act or process of the formation of such
            prominences.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  granulation
       n 1: new connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on
            the surfaces of a wound during the healing process [syn:
             {granulation tissue}]
       2: the act of forming something into granules or grains; "the
          granulation of medicines"