GRANULOMATOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does granulomatous mean? 

• GRANULOMATOUS (adjective)
  The adjective GRANULOMATOUS has 1 sense:

1. relating to or characterized by granulomas

  Familiarity information: GRANULOMATOUS used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GRANULOMATOUS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or characterized by granulomas

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

granuloma (a tumor composed of granulation tissue resulting from injury or inflammation or infection)

Derivation:

granuloma (a tumor composed of granulation tissue resulting from injury or inflammation or infection)

 Context examples 

A polypoid granulomatous projection into the lumen of the larynx.

(Laryngeal Granuloma, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Focal granulomatous inflammation of the mammary gland.

(Granuloma of the Mouse Mammary Gland, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

A bacterial granulomatous infection caused by Mycobacterium leprae.

(Leprosy, NCI Thesaurus)

Mutations in this gene are associated with chronic granulomatous disease.

(NCF2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Form of granulomatous uveitis occurring in the region of the pars plana.

(Pars Planitis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A chronic granulomatous inflammation involving the deep dermis and the subcutaneous tissues.

(Actinomycetoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Morphologically these lesions are granulomatous inflammatory processes with central necrosis surrounded by palisading histiocytes.

(Granuloma Annulare, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-granulomatous or granulomatous chronic inflammation of the endometrium.

(Chronic Endometritis, NCI Thesaurus)

It may lead to a chronic granulomatous pulmonary infection and disseminate to other anatomic sites including skin, nervous system and bones.

(Blastomycosis, NCI Thesaurus)

Inhalation exposure to beryllium compounds can cause pneumonitis, and prolonged exposure can result in berylliosis, characterized by occurrence of granulomatous fibrosis in the lungs.

(Beryllium Compound, NCI Thesaurus)