caseous

American

[key-see-uhs] / ˈkeɪ si əs /

adjective

cheeselike, especially in appearance, smell, or consistency.

The infant's caseous vomit was reported to the pediatrician.
Pathology. having the cheeselike physical effects of caseation.

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

caseous British

/ ˈkeɪsɪəs /

adjective

of or like cheese

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Etymology

Origin of caseous

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

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Caseous foci in the interior of the bones may become encapsulated, and a cure be thus effected, or they may be the cause of a relapse of the disease at a later date.

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

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