granuloma

noun

a tumor composed of granulation tissue resulting from injury or inflammation or infection

Roots

granulumgranul- · Latin · little grain oma-oma · Greek · tumor, morbid growth

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The word granuloma breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and Greek origin: granul, from Latin granulum (“little grain”); and -oma, from Greek oma (“tumor, morbid growth”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.