Gran`u*la"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. granulation.]
1.
The act or process of forming or crystallizing into grains; as, the granulation of powder and sugar.
2.
The state of being granulated.
3. Med. (a)
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.
(b)
The act or process of the formation of such prominences.
© Webster 1913.