granuloma
noun
gran·u·lo·ma
ˌgran-yə-ˈlō-mə 
plural granulomas also granulomata
ˌgran-yə-ˈlō-mə-tə
: a mass or nodule of chronically inflamed tissue with granulations that is usually associated with an infective process
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The immune system tries to deal with it, and hard clusters of immune cells called granulomas form.
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Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
Those eggs clog the lungs, spleen, liver and hearts of hosts along with immune cells called granulomas that fight them.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Henderson reportedly suffers from sarcoidosis, an inflammatory disease in which the immune system overreacts, causing groups of cells to form clusters of inflamed tissue called ‘granulomas’ in one or more body organs.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 26 Sep. 2023
As a result, abscesses, or granulomas — clumps of immune cells — can form throughout the body and interfere with organ function.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 10 Oct. 2023
According to the Mayo Clinic, the disease is characterized by the growth of granulomas — tiny groups of inflammatory cells — in any part of the body, most commonly the lungs and lymph nodes.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
This causes clusters of immune cells called granulomas to infiltrate your organs and lymph nodes.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 26 Sep. 2023
The stages use the location of the granulomas in the lungs and lymph nodes to predict the chance of the disease resolving on its own, with lower stages being more likely to resolve or not need treatment.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 26 Sep. 2023
When one worker, in his early 60s, was diagnosed with lung cancer early this year, his organs were covered in granulomas, a tissue inflammation that occurs when the body is trying to fight off infection.
—Yamil Berard, star-telegram, 12 Dec. 2015
Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
Those eggs clog the lungs, spleen, liver and hearts of hosts along with immune cells called granulomas that fight them.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Henderson reportedly suffers from sarcoidosis, an inflammatory disease in which the immune system overreacts, causing groups of cells to form clusters of inflamed tissue called ‘granulomas’ in one or more body organs.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 26 Sep. 2023
As a result, abscesses, or granulomas — clumps of immune cells — can form throughout the body and interfere with organ function.
—Isabella Cueto, STAT, 10 Oct. 2023
According to the Mayo Clinic, the disease is characterized by the growth of granulomas — tiny groups of inflammatory cells — in any part of the body, most commonly the lungs and lymph nodes.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
This causes clusters of immune cells called granulomas to infiltrate your organs and lymph nodes.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 26 Sep. 2023
The stages use the location of the granulomas in the lungs and lymph nodes to predict the chance of the disease resolving on its own, with lower stages being more likely to resolve or not need treatment.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 26 Sep. 2023
When one worker, in his early 60s, was diagnosed with lung cancer early this year, his organs were covered in granulomas, a tissue inflammation that occurs when the body is trying to fight off infection.
—Yamil Berard, star-telegram, 12 Dec. 2015
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granuloma
noun
gran·u·lo·ma
ˌgran-yə-ˈlō-mə
plural granulomas also granulomata
-mət-ə
: a mass or nodule of chronically inflamed tissue with granulations that is usually associated with an infective process
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