caseation

American  

[kay-see-ay-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

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Example Sentences

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caseation

At first the swelling is covered by epithelium; in time caseation takes place, the epithelium gives way, and an open sore is formed.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles

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 Alexis Thomson

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

Tuberculous nodules are found disseminated throughout the muscle; the surrounding tissues are indurated, and central caseation may take place and lead to abscess formation and sinuses.

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

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 Alexis Thomson

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