GRANULATION TISSUE

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does granulation tissue mean? 

• GRANULATION TISSUE (noun)
  The noun GRANULATION TISSUE has 1 sense:

1. new connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process

  Familiarity information: GRANULATION TISSUE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GRANULATION TISSUE (noun)

Meaning:

New connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

granulation; granulation tissue

Hypernyms ("granulation tissue" is a kind of...):

connective tissue (tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "granulation tissue"):

proud flesh (the swollen tissue around a healing wound or ulcer)