granulomatosis
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- noun
- /ˌɡrænjʊləˈmoʊtəsɪs/
- Specialized
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granulomatosis
- The doctor explained that granulomatosis occurs when the body forms small clusters of inflammatory cells in tissues.
- Wegener's granulomatosis
Examples
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This can clinically resemble destructive processes such as Wegener's granulomatosis or midfacial lymphoma.
Academic text (1996) -
The observation that her disease remained stable and isolated to the nose almost two years later supports the conclusion that she did not have Wegener's granulomatosis.
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Among the latter are Wegener's granulomatosis, cholesteatoma, lymphoma, and histiocytosis X.
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Increasingly specific tests for Wegener's granulomatosis, chronic beryllium disease, and numerous other disorders make these other etiologies easier.
Academic text (1998) -
Clinical differentiation from Wegener's granulomatosis and other causes of the lethal midline granuloma syndrome may be difficult.
Academic text (1996) -
The sensitivity of the ANCA test ranges from 84-96% in patients with active Wegener's granulomatosis to 35-41% in patients in remission.
Academic text (1996) -
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis: A systemic form of vasculitis (inflammation of blood vessels) often referred to as Wegener granulomatosis.
Academic text (2018) -
The current case was a diagnostic dilemma because the patient's elevated sedimentation rate and presence of antineutrophil cytoplasm antibodies suggested the possibility of Wegener's granulomatosis.
Academic text (1996) -
A multicenter study by Nolle and colleagues found a positive ANCA in only 10 of 624 (1.6%) patients in whom Wegener's granulomatosis was suspected but ruled out.
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Otic involvement in Wegener's granulomatosis may present as otitis media with effusion secondary to eustachian tube obstruction by luminal granulomata.
Academic text (2005)
Compounds
- Specialized
A condition where yellow fat bumps appear on the skin, often on elbows and knees and linked to high cholesterol
- Specialized
A rare skin condition with many yellow bumps on the elbows and knees linked to body fat problems
Surface Forms
Morphology
granulomatosis = granuloma (transparent) = granulomat + osis
Formed from the medical noun 'granuloma' (small inflammatory lesion) plus the disease/condition suffix '-osis', so the meaning 'a condition involving granulomas' is directly derived.
Etymology
Granulomatosis comes from granuloma, which comes from granule meaning 'small grain', and the ending -osis meaning 'a condition'. So granulomatosis is an illness where many small, grain-like lumps of inflammation form in the body's tissues.