1. Plural of granuloma; small inflammatory nodules or lumps of tissue formed in response to chronic irritation, infection, or foreign material in the body.
Usage: Medical/anatomical term; Commonly used in pathology and clinical medicine

Examples

• The biopsy revealed granulomas consistent with tuberculosis.
• Sarcoidosis is characterized by the formation of granulomas in multiple organs.
• Granulomas can develop in response to fungal infections like histoplasmosis.
• The pathologist identified several granulomas in the lung tissue samples.
• Chronic beryllium disease causes granulomas to form in the lungs of exposed workers.