caseation
[ key-see-ey-shuh n ]
/ ˌkeɪ siˈeɪ ʃən /
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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Examples from the Web for caseation
When there is an absence of caseation and suppuration, the condition is called caries sicca.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander MilesCaseation 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 SternOperative interference will be necessary in addition to the above, where caseation and secondary infection have occurred.
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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Medicine definitions for caseation
caseation
[ kā′sē-ā′shən ]
n.
Necrotic degeneration of bodily tissue into a soft, cheeselike substance.
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