pyogranuloma

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noun

A tumour in which polymorphonuclear cells have invaded an inflammation consisting of mononuclear cells

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounpyogranuloma (plural pyogranulomas or pyogranulomata)

plural pyogranulomas · plural pyogranulomata

  1. A tumour in which polymorphonuclear cells have invaded an inflammation consisting of mononuclear cells

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπύον (púon)
  2. Englishpyo-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵerh₂-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵr̥h₂-nós
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵr̥h₂nóm
  6. Proto-Italic*grānom
  7. Latingrānum
  8. Latinulum
  9. Latingrānulum
  10. Frenchgranule
  11. Englishgranule
  12. Englishgranuloma
  13. Englishpyogranuloma

From pyo- + granuloma.

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APA

pyogranuloma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyogranuloma

MLA

“pyogranuloma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyogranuloma. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyogranuloma,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyogranuloma.

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