caseous

[ key-see-uhs ]

adjective
  1. cheeselike, especially in appearance, smell, or consistency: The infant's caseous vomit was reported to the pediatrician.

  2. Pathology. having the cheeselike physical effects of caseation: Patients in the new tuberculosis drug trial had hard-to-treat caseous lesions in their lungs.

Origin of caseous

1
First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin cāse(us) cheese1 + -ous

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British Dictionary definitions for caseous

caseous

/ (ˈkeɪsɪəs) /


adjective
  1. of or like cheese

Origin of caseous

1
C17: from Latin cāseus cheese 1

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