also: にくげしゅ
granuloma
Medical term for a small area of inflammation due to tissue injury or infection. Used in pathology and clinical contexts.
A granuloma was confirmed in the pathological examination.
In tuberculosis, granulomas can form in the lungs.
Standard medical kanji spelling. The reading にくがしゅ is more common than にくげしゅ.
Alternate reading; less common but still used in medical contexts.
Compound of 肉 (flesh), 芽 (bud/sprout), and 腫 (tumor/swelling), reflecting the tissue's appearance. The reading にくがしゅ uses the on'yomi for all characters; にくげしゅ uses the on'yomi for 肉 and 腫 but the kun'yomi for 芽.