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- noun Plural form of
granuloma .
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The well-known risks associated with tattoos include: infection, as unsterilized needles can carry infections including HIV-AIDS and hepatitis; allergies from various ink pigments; unwanted scar tissue, which can appear after a new tattoo, or after the removal of a tattoo; small knots or bumps known as granulomas, which may form around materials the body finds abnormal in this case tattoo pigments.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Tattoos: Inks Raise New Health Concerns About Age-Old Designs M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011
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Lips deformed by silicone migration form hideous lumps called granulomas, just below the lip's outer layer, and must be surgically removed.
Robert Tornambe, M.D.: Lip Reduction Surgery-A Contrary Trend M.D. Robert Tornambe 2011
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The well-known risks associated with tattoos include: infection, as unsterilized needles can carry infections including HIV-AIDS and hepatitis; allergies from various ink pigments; unwanted scar tissue, which can appear after a new tattoo, or after the removal of a tattoo; small knots or bumps known as granulomas, which may form around materials the body finds abnormal in this case tattoo pigments.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Tattoos: Inks Raise New Health Concerns About Age-Old Designs M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011
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The well-known risks associated with tattoos include: infection, as unsterilized needles can carry infections including HIV-AIDS and hepatitis; allergies from various ink pigments; unwanted scar tissue, which can appear after a new tattoo, or after the removal of a tattoo; small knots or bumps known as granulomas, which may form around materials the body finds abnormal in this case tattoo pigments.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Tattoos: Inks Raise New Health Concerns About Age-Old Designs M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011
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Other common adverse reactions are excessive scarring or raised nodules called granulomas forming around the pigment.
Getting a tattoo is largely safe, though experts advise using a reputable shop Bonnie Berkowitz 2011
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The well-known risks associated with tattoos include: infection, as unsterilized needles can carry infections including HIV-AIDS and hepatitis; allergies from various ink pigments; unwanted scar tissue, which can appear after a new tattoo, or after the removal of a tattoo; small knots or bumps known as granulomas, which may form around materials the body finds abnormal in this case tattoo pigments.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Tattoos: Inks Raise New Health Concerns About Age-Old Designs M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011
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Sarcoidosis: A disease in which immune system cells cluster to form lumps called granulomas gran-yu-LO-mas in various organs.
NYT > Home Page M.D. By LISA SANDERS 2011
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An autopsy showed she died of sarcoidosis, a disease which produces microscopic lumps called granulomas on lungs and is often associated with exposure to environmental hazards.
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It leads to areas of inflammation called granulomas - lumps of abnormal tissue - appearing on the body.
Home | Mail Online 2010
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Instead, these nodules (also called granulomas) are hubs for bacteria production and distribution.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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