granulation

English Thesaurus

1. the act of forming something into granules or grains (noun.act)

hypernym	:	formation, shaping,
definition	:	the act of fabricating something in a particular shape (noun.act)

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

hypernym	:	connective tissue,
definition	:	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 (noun.body)

hyponym	:	proud flesh,
definition	:	the swollen tissue around a healing wound or ulcer (noun.state)

3. the act of forming something into granules or grains (noun.act)

derivation	:	grain, granulate,
definition	:	form into grains (verb.change)

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

derivation	:	granulate,
definition	:	form granulating tissue (verb.body)

5. the act of forming something into granules or grains (noun.act)

derivation	:	grain, granulate,
definition	:	form into grains (verb.change)

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

derivation	:	granulate,
definition	:	form granulating tissue (verb.body)