caseous
Americanadjective
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cheeselike, especially in appearance, smell, or consistency.
The infant's caseous vomit was reported to the pediatrician.
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Pathology. having the cheeselike physical effects of caseation.
Patients in the new tuberculosis drug trial had hard-to-treat caseous lesions in their lungs.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of caseous
First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin cāse(us) cheese 1 + -ous
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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 ● Dec. 10, 2021
"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," it said.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2021
In its early stages a gumma is a firm, semi-translucent greyish or greyish-red mass of tissue; later it becomes opaque, yellow, and caseous, with a tendency to soften and liquefy.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
The caseous material of canker is also present, as is a disposition to hypertrophy of the exposed sensitive structures.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks
Sometimes the centre is caseous, sometimes fibrinous or calcified.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
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