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The act of forming something into small particles or grains; New connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process.

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  • The granulation of medicines
  • The clot is transformed into what we term granulation tissue and begins to organize.
  • There's a lot of what we call granulation tissue which is developing in that left foot, which is a sign of improvement.
  • Grainy sun: the images show the so-called granulation in four different wavelengths in near ultraviolet light.
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