Main Entry: gran·u·la·tion

Pronunciation: \ˌgran-yə-ˈlā-shən\

Function: noun

1 : the act or process of granulating : the condition of being granulated
2 a : one of the small elevations of a granulated surface: (1) : a minute mass of tissue projecting from the surface of an organ (as on the eyelids in trachoma) (2) : one of the minute red granules made up of loops of newly formed capillaries that form on a raw surface (as of a wound) and that with fibroblasts are the active agents in the process of healing—see granulation tissue b : the act or process of forming such elevations or granules