caseous

American  

[key-see-uhs] / ˈkeɪ si əs /

adjective

1. cheeselike, especially in appearance, smell, or consistency.

   The infant's caseous vomit was reported to the pediatrician.

2. Pathology. having the cheeselike physical effects of caseation.

   Patients in the new tuberculosis drug trial had hard-to-treat caseous lesions in their lungs.

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caseous British  

/ ˈkeɪsɪəs /

adjective

1. of or like cheese

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Etymology

Origin of caseous

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin cāse(us) cheese ¹ + -ous

Example Sentences

In a statement, her lawyers added: "For clarity there are no white or cream caseous, enlarged abscesses typical for bTB in alpacas whether in the lungs, bronchial, mediastinal or retropharyngeal lymph nodes."

From BBC

They are also composed of the same granular rounded cells, though they may, especially in the chronic forms, have undergone caseous, fibrous, or calcareous degeneration.

From Project Gutenberg

Its most abundant principles are cream, caseous matter or curd, and whey.

From Project Gutenberg

Now and then it contains large caseous tubercular masses in its substance.

From Project Gutenberg

This destruction of the surface epithelium seems to be the essential factor in the production of the caseous patch, often called the false membrane.

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