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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Origin of caseation

First recorded in 1865–70; caseate + -ion

Words nearby caseation

cascarilla, Casco Bay, case, casease, caseate, caseation, case bay, casebook, casebound, casebox, case ending

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How to use caseation in a sentence

The granulation tissue may undergo caseation and liquefaction, or may become encapsulated by fibrous tissue—“encysted tubercle.”
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
When there is an absence of caseation and suppuration, the condition is called caries sicca.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
Hence the speedy death, fatty degeneration, and caseation (not liquefaction) of the cells.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
Operative interference will be necessary in addition to the above, where caseation and secondary infection have occurred.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry|Maximilian Stern

Caseation forms cheesy masses, which may soften into tubercular pus, may calcify, and may become encapsulated by fibroid tissue.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry|Maximilian Stern

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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