granulomatosis /gran·u·lo·ma·to·sis/ (gran″u-lo″mah-to´sis) the formation of multiple granulomas.
granulomatosis
granulomatosis
eosinophilic granulomatosis Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Langerhans cell granulomatosis see under histiocytosis.
granulomatosis sidero´tica a condition in which brownish nodules are seen in the enlarged spleen.
Wegener's granulomatosis a progressive disease, with granulomatous lesions of the respiratory tract, focal necrotizing arteriolitis and, finally, widespread inflammation of all organs of the body.
gran·u·lo·ma·to·sis (gr n y -l m-t s s)n. Any of various conditions marked by multiple granulomas. |
granulomatosis
[gran′yoo͡lōmətō′sis]
Etymology: L, granulum + Gk, oma, tumor, osis, condition
a condition or disease characterized by the development of granulomas, such as berylliosis, pulmonary Wegener's granulomatosis, or Wegener's granulomatosis.
granulomatosis
the formation of multiple granulomas.
lymphomatoid granulomatosis
a lymphohistiocytic proliferative disorder in dogs, usually involving viscera but occasionally including skin lesions.
Wegener's granulomatosis
a mononuclear granulomatous disease characterized by granulomatous inflammation and necrotizing vasculitis.
granulomatosis
Any condition characterized by multiple nodules or granulomas. See Bronchocentric granulomatosis, Lymphomatoid granulomatosis, Necrotizing sarcoid granulomatosis, Wegener's granulomatosis.
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