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granulomatosis

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granulomatosis /gran·u·lo·ma·to·sis/ (gran″u-lo″mah-to´sis) the formation of multiple granulomas.
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 (grny-lm-tss)
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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