Preferred Label : Granulation;
NCIt definition : The act of forming something into grains.;
Alternative definition : PQCMC: The process of creating granules. The powder morphology is modified through
the use of either a liquid that causes particles to bind through capillary forces
or dry compaction forces. The process will result in one or more of the following
powder properties: enhanced flow; increased compressibility; densification; alteration
of physical appearance to more spherical, uniform, or larger particles; and/or enhanced
hydrophilic surface properties.;
Origin ID : C112925;
UMLS CUI : C4281706;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Granules [EDQM-ST pharmaceutical dose form]
- Pillule [EDQM-ST unit of presentation]
- Semantic type(s)
- concept_is_in_subset
