'Granulation' definitions:
Definition of 'granulation'
(from WordNet)
noun
New connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process [syn: granulation, granulation tissue]
noun
The act of forming something into granules or grains; "the granulation of medicines"
Definition of 'Granulation'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The state of being granulated. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]