granulomatous
Adjective
Meaning
relating to or characterized by granulomas
Source: WordNetPhrases with the word
granulomatous disease
granulomatous lung disease
granulomatous vasculitis
granulomatous tuberculosis
Examples
As with a known immunodeficiency in phagocytes called chronic granulomatous disease (CGD), this causes a defective formation of DNA networks -- so-called "neutrophil extracellular traps" (NETs), which are needed to capture and kill off bacteria and fungi.
While autoimmune (Hashimoto’s) thyroiditis is the most common, there are other forms of thyroiditis, including post-partum thyroiditis, De Quervain's (also called subacute or granulomatous) thyroiditis, and viral thyroiditis, among others.