granulation tissue

American  

noun

Pathology.

1. tissue formed in ulcers and in early wound healing and repair, composed largely of newly growing capillaries and so called from its irregular surface in open wounds; proud flesh.

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granulation tissue British  

noun

1. Nontechnical name: proud flesh.  a mass of new connective tissue and capillaries formed on the surface of a healing ulcer or wound, usually leaving a scar

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Etymology

Origin of granulation tissue

First recorded in 1870–75

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Example Sentences

When a large amount of granulation tissue forms and capillaries disappear, a pale scar is often visible in the healed area.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Before the basal stem cells of the stratum basale can recreate the epidermis, fibroblasts mobilize and divide rapidly to repair the damaged tissue by collagen deposition, forming granulation tissue.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels, results in vascularization of the new tissue known as granulation tissue.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The young bone is replaced by granulation tissue, so that large clear areas are seen with the X-rays.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

As is everywhere the case throughout the body, granulation tissue in the process of healing contracts and forms scars.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall