caseation
[key-see-ey-shuh n]
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.
Origin of caseation
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condensation, agglomeration, consolidation, concretion, concentration, embolism, congelation, thickeningExamples from the Web for caseation
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Hence the speedy death, fatty degeneration, and caseation (not liquefaction) of the cells.
Operative interference will be necessary in addition to the above, where caseation and secondary infection have occurred.
Surgery, with Special Reference to PodiatryMaximilian 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 PodiatryMaximilian Stern
When there is an absence of caseation and suppuration, the condition is called caries sicca.
Manual of SurgeryAlexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
caseation
noun
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caseation
[kā′sē-ā′shən]
n.
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