- healing by granulation
- h. by second intention.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
healing by granulation
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Granulation tissue — Not to be confused with Granuloma. Proud flesh redirects here. For other uses, see Proud Flesh (disambiguation). Granulation tissue is the perfused, fibrous connective tissue that replaces a fibrin clot in healing wounds. Granulation tissue… … Wikipedia
Granulation — That part of the healing process in which rough, pink tissue containing new connective tissue and capillaries forms around the edges of a wound. Granulation of a wound is normal and desirable. * * * 1. Formation into grains or granules; the state … Medical dictionary
granulation — n. the formation of a multicellular mass of tissue (granulation tissue) in response to an injury: this is an essential part of the healing process. Granulation tissue contains many new blood vessels and, in its later stages, large numbers of… … The new mediacal dictionary
granulation — /grænjəˈleɪʃən/ (say granyuh layshuhn) noun 1. the act or process of granulating. 2. granulated condition. 3. one of the grains of a granulated surface. 4. Pathology a. the formation of granulation tissue, especially in healing. b. → granulation… …
Healing — Healing, assessed physically, is the process by which the cells in the body regenerate and repair to reduce the size of a damaged or necrotic area.Healing incorporates both the removal of necrotic tissue (demolition), and the replacement of this… … Wikipedia
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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Granulation — can refer to:*Granulation tissue, a product of healing in major wounds; *Granular synthesis, a sound synthesis method; *Solar granulation, a sign of turbulent convection on the Sun; or *a process used by goldsmiths or silversmiths to decorate… … Wikipedia
granulation tissue — n tissue made up of granulations that temporarily replaces lost tissue in a wound * * * the newly formed vascular tissue normally produced in the healing of wounds of soft tissue and ultimately forming the cicatrix; it consists of small,… … Medical dictionary
granulation — [gran΄yə lā′shən] n. 1. formation into granules or grains 2. Med. a) the formation of a small mass of tiny red granules of newly formed capillaries, as on the surface of a wound that is healing b) the mass itself … English World dictionary
granulation — /gran yeuh lay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of granulating. 2. a granulated condition. 3. any of the grains of a granulated surface. 4. Pathol. a. the formation of granulation tissue, esp. in healing. b. See granulation tissue. 5. Astron.… … Universalium
