exudation
Origin of exudation
1Other words from exudation
- ex·u·da·tive [ig-zoo-duh-tiv, ik-soo-], /ɪgˈzu də tɪv, ɪkˈsu-/, adjective
- un·ex·u·da·tive, adjective
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How to use exudation in a sentence
The tissue changes are oedema, the formation of exudative patches, and haemorrhage.
Similar phenomena occur even in the case of other than exudative affections of the skin.
Ascites or exudative peritonitis is present in about one-half of the cases of cancer of the liver.
Symptoms of anmia and marasmus, or of chronic exudative peritonitis, or of chronic pleurisy.
The tendency of children with exudative diathesis to develop scurvy is perhaps still another manifestation of vascular weakness.
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British Dictionary definitions for exudation
/ (ˌɛksjʊˈdeɪʃən) /
the act of exuding or oozing out
Also called: exudate (ˈɛksjʊˌdeɪt) a fluid with a high content of protein in a body cavity: Compare transudate
Derived forms of exudation
- exudative (ɪɡˈzjuːdətɪv), adjective
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