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granuloma

/ˌɡɹæn.jəˈloʊ̯.mə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
gran-u-lo-ma
IPA
/ˌɡɹæn.jəˈloʊ̯.mə/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inflammatory nodule consisting of histiocytes (macrophages) attempting to wall off substances they perceive as foreign but are unable to eliminate, such as certain infectious organisms as well as other materials such as foreign objects, keratin and suture fragments.

noun

Any small nodule.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂-nós Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm Proto-Italic *grānom Latin grānum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin ulum Latin grānulumbor. French granulebor. English granule Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma)der. English -oma English granuloma From granule + -oma. Among the many words derived from -oma that are in current common use, this word is one of only a few that do not denote a neoplasm; another is hematoma.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɡɹæn.jəˈloʊ̯.mə/
  • British English: /ˌɡɹæn.jəˈləʊ̯.mə/

Inflected Forms

granulomas (plural) granulomata (plural)

Derived Forms

actinogranuloma antigranuloma fibrogranuloma lipogranuloma microgranuloma necrogranuloma pyogranuloma xanthogranuloma

Phrases

granuloma annulare granuloma fungoides granuloma genitoinguinale granuloma inguinale granuloma inguinale tropicum granuloma venereum granuloma venereum genitoinguinale idiopathic facial aseptic granuloma

Rhymes With

oklahoma coma tacoma lymphoma aroma soma melanoma carcinoma chroma oma doma adenocarcinoma

Questions

How do you pronounce granuloma?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɡɹæn.jəˈloʊ̯.mə/.
What does granuloma mean?
An inflammatory nodule consisting of histiocytes (macrophages) attempting to wall off substances they perceive as foreign but are unable to eliminate, such as certain infectious organisms as well as other materials such as foreign objects, keratin and suture fragments.
Where does granuloma come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂-nós Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm Proto-Italic *grānom Latin grānum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin ulum Latin grānulumbor. French granulebor. English granule Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma)der. English -oma English granuloma From granule + -oma. Among the many words derived from -oma that are in current common use, this word is one of only a few that do not denote a neoplasm; another is hematoma.

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