GRANULATION TISSUE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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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 tissue" 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 tissue"):

proud flesh (the swollen tissue around a healing wound or ulcer)

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