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 • 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

Frequently this caseous inflammation results in the formation of one or more ulcers with thickened, slightly reddened borders, surmounted by several layers of this necrosed tissue.

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

Caseating foci are comparatively rare, but they sometimes attain a considerable size—especially in the head of the tibia, where they may take the form of a caseous abscess.

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

Note well-defined caseous focus, with several minute foci in surrounding marrow.

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