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lipogranuloma
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lipogranuloma /lipo·gran·u·lo·ma/ (-gran″u-lo´mah) a foreign body inflammation of adipose tissue containing granulation tissue and oil cysts.
lip·o·gran·u·lo·ma (lp-grny-lm)
n.
A nodule of granulomatous inflammation, associated with lipid deposits in tissues. Also called eleoma.
lipogranuloma
[lip′ōgran′yoo͡lō′mə] pl. lipogranulomas, lipogranulomata
Etymology: Gk, lipos + L, granulum, little grain; Gk, oma, tumor
a nodule of necrotic, fatty tissue associated with granulomatous inflammation or a foreign-body reaction around a deposit of injected material containing an oily substance.
lipogranuloma
a nodule of lipoid material associated with granulomatous inflammation.


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