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GRANULATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of forming something into granules or grains
Example:
the granulation of medicines
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("granulation" is a kind of...):
formation; shaping (the act of fabricating something in a particular shape)
Derivation:
granulate (form into grains)
Sense 2
Meaning:
New connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process
Synonyms:
granulation; granulation tissue
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("granulation" is a kind of...):
connective tissue (tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "granulation"):
proud flesh (the swollen tissue around a healing wound or ulcer)
Derivation:
granulate (form granulating tissue)
