paragranuloma
noun
                                                                                                                            
                                                            para·gran·u·lo·ma
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  -ˌgran-yə-ˈlō-mə  
                                                      
                                                          
            
            
               plural paragranulomas also paragranulomata
                                        -mət-ə  
    
            
        
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                                                      : a granuloma especially of the lymph glands that is characterized by inflammation and replacement of the normal cell structure by an infiltrate                                      
                
                    
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                                                      : a benign form of Hodgkin's lymphoma in which paragranulomas of the lymph glands are a symptom                                      
                
called also Hodgkin's paragranuloma
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