caseation
[ key-see-ey-shuhn ]
/ ˌkeɪ siˈeɪ ʃən /
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noun
Pathology. transformation of tissue into a soft cheeselike mass, as in tuberculosis.
Biochemistry. the formation of cheese from casein during the coagulation of milk.
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British Dictionary definitions for caseation
caseation
/ (ˌkeɪsɪˈeɪʃən) /
noun
the formation of cheese from casein during the coagulation of milk
pathol the degeneration of dead tissue into a soft cheeselike mass
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Medical definitions for caseation
caseation
[ kā′sē-ā′shən ]
n.
Necrotic degeneration of bodily tissue into a soft, cheeselike substance.
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