GRANULOMA Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word granuloma. (close relations)
Definition of GRANULOMA
Best Alternative Words for GRANULOMA
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| cyst | nounn | |||||||
noun • a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure • a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid) | ||||||||
| growth | nounn | |||||||
noun • (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level • a progression from simpler to more complex forms • a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important • vegetation that has grown • the gradual beginning or coming forth • (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor) • something grown or growing | ||||||||
| lesion | nounn | |||||||
noun • any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part • an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin) | ||||||||
| lump | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a compact mass • an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement • an awkward stupid person • a large piece of something without definite shape verb • put together indiscriminately • group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side | ||||||||
| mass | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist • the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field • a musical setting for a Mass • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent • a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite • an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people) • a body of matter without definite shape • the common people generally • the property of something that is great in magnitude adjective satellite • formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole verb • join together into a mass or collect or form a mass | ||||||||
| neoplasm | nounn | |||||||
noun • an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose | ||||||||
| nodule | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small node • small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant • (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment) | ||||||||
| swelling | nounn | |||||||
noun • an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water) | ||||||||
| tumor | nounn | |||||||
noun • an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose | ||||||||
