| n. | 1. | The act or process of forming or crystallizing into grains; |
| 2. | The state of being granulated. | |
| 3. | (Med.) One of the small, red, grainlike prominences which form on a raw surface (that of wounds or ulcers), and are the efficient agents in the process of healing. |
| Noun | 1. | granulation - new connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process Synonyms: granulation tissue |
| 2. | granulation - the act of forming something into granules or grains; "the granulation of medicines" |