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English Dictionary: Granulation by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
granulation
n
  1. new connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process
    Synonym(s): granulation, granulation tissue
  2. the act of forming something into granules or grains; "the granulation of medicines"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Granulation \Gran`u*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. granulation.]
      1. The act or process of forming or crystallizing into
            grains; as, the granulation of powder and sugar.
  
      2. The state of being granulated.
  
      3. (Med.)
            (a) One of the small, red, grainlike prominences which
                  form on a raw surface (that of wounds or ulcers), and
                  are the efficient agents in the process of healing.
            (b) The act or process of the formation of such
                  prominences.
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