granulation tissue

English Thesaurus

1. 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)

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

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