caseate

[ key-see-eyt ]

verb (used without object)

, Pathology.

, ca·se·at·ed, ca·se·at·ing.

1. to undergo caseation.

caseate

/ ˈkeɪsɪˌeɪt /

verb

1. intr pathol to undergo caseation

Word History and Origins

Origin of caseate¹

First recorded in 1865–70; from Latin cāse(us) cheese ¹ + -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of caseate¹

C19: from Latin cāseus cheese ¹

Example Sentences

A tubercule may caseate, a process that is destructive and dangerous to the organism.

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