granulation

Meanings

Plural: granulations

Noun

• new connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process
• the act of forming something into granules or grains
  • "the granulation of medicines"
• The formation of granules, or of cereal grains.
• The formation of granules, or of cereal grains.
• The forming of metals into granules by pouring them through a sieve into water while hot.
• The condition of being granulated.
• Granulated tissue on the surface of a healing wound; granulation tissue.
• A bright, transient granular marking on the Sun's photosphere.
• The attachment of granules of precious metal to underlying metal of jewellery.

Synonyms

granulation tissue

Related Words

grain, granular, granularity, granulate, granulatory, granule