caseation

American  

[key-see-ey-shuhn] / ˌkeɪ siˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. Pathology. transformation of tissue into a soft cheeselike mass, as in tuberculosis.

2. Biochemistry. the formation of cheese from casein during the coagulation of milk.

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caseation British  

/ ˌkeɪsɪˈeɪʃən /

noun

1. the formation of cheese from casein during the coagulation of milk

2. pathol the degeneration of dead tissue into a soft cheeselike mass

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Etymology

Origin of caseation

First recorded in 1865–70; caseate + -ion

Example Sentences

The caseation of tuberculous granulation tissue and its liquefaction is a slow and insidious process, and is unattended with the classical signs of inflammation—hence the terms “cold” and “chronic” applied to the tuberculous abscess.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

Under other circumstances, the tuberculous tissue that has undergone caseation, or even calcification, is only encapsulated by the new fibrous tissue, like a foreign body.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

When there is an absence of caseation and suppuration, the condition is called caries sicca.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

When these tubercles are sufficiently numerous to become confluent, large masses may be formed, which undergo the same retrogressive changes of caseation and calcification.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

The granulation tissue may undergo caseation and liquefaction, or may become encapsulated by fibrous tissue—“encysted tubercle.”

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis