Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
para·gran·u·lo·ma Pronunciation:
-"gran-y&-'lO-m& Function:
noun Inflected Form:
plural para·gran·u·lo·mas or para·gran·u·lo·ma·ta /-m&t-&/ 1 : a granulomaespecially of the lymph glands that is characterized by inflammation and replacement of the normal cell structure by an infiltrate
2 : a benign form of Hodgkin's disease in whichparagranulomas of the lymph glands are a symptom called also
Hodgkin's paragranuloma