GRANULATION

granulation

(noun) the act of forming something into granules or grains; “the granulation of medicines”

granulation, granulation tissue

(noun) new connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

granulation (countable and uncountable, plural granulations)

The formation of granules, or of cereal grains.

The forming of metals into granules by pouring them through a sieve into water while hot.

(uncountable) The condition of being granulated.

(medicine) Granulated tissue on the surface of a healing wound; granulation tissue.

(astronomy) A bright, transient granular marking on the Sun's photosphere.

The attachment of granules of precious metal to underlying metal of jewellery.

Source: Wiktionary

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Gran`u*la"tion, n. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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