caseate

[key-see-eyt]

verb (used without object), ca·se·at·ed, ca·se·at·ing. Pathology.

to undergo caseation.

Origin of caseate

1870–75; < Latin cāse(us) cheese¹ + -ate¹

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Historical Examples of caseate

A tubercule may caseate, a process that is destructive and dangerous to the organism.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry
Maximilian Stern

British Dictionary definitions for caseate

caseate

verb

(intr) pathol to undergo caseation

Word Origin for caseate

C19: from Latin cāseus cheese 1

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