granulation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun new connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process
noun the act of forming something into granules or grains

From Late Latin grānulum (“granule”) + -ation. Attested earlier than granule and granulate. By surface analysis, granulate + -ion.

“Granulation is going on nicely; but I warn you you will be disfigured for months, and it may be years before you get rid of the scars. — Rujub, the Juggler, G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

granulation tissue

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