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Answer for the clue "A tumor composed of granulation tissue resulting from injury or inflammation or infection ", 9 letters:
granuloma

Word definitions for granuloma in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Granuloma (plural granulomas or granulomata ) is an inflammation found in many diseases. It is a collection of immune cells known as histiocytes . Granulomas form when the immune system attempts to wall off substances it perceives as foreign but is unable ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
from Latin granulum (see granular ) + -oma , on model of glaucoma , etc.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a tumor composed of granulation tissue resulting from injury or inflammation or infection [also: granulomata (pl)]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) a tumor consisting of a mass of granular tissue that sometimes results from infection or injury

Usage examples of granuloma.

You're atrophied, decalcified, dehydrated, full of toxins, and have granulomas from sea urchin spines wandering around your body.

The idea that tuberculous granuloma of the fallopian tube had been reported from around the country made her more curious than ever.