exudation

[ eks-yoo-dey-shuh n, ek-suh-, eg-zuh- ]

/ ˌɛks yʊˈdeɪ ʃən, ˌɛk sə-, ˌɛg zə- /

noun

the act of exuding.

something that is exuded.

a discharge of certain elements of the blood into the tissues.

Words nearby exudation

extubation, exuberance, exuberant, exuberate, exudate, exudation, exudation cyst, exudative inflammation, exudative retinitis, exude, exult

Origin of exudation

1605–15; < Late Latin ex(s)ūdātiōn- (stem of ex(s)ūdātiō), equivalent to ex(s)ūdāt(us) (past participle of ex(s)ūdāre to exude) + -iōn- -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM exudation

ex·u·da·tive

[ig-zoo-duh-tiv, ik-soo-] /ɪgˈzu də tɪv, ɪkˈsu-/, adjectiveun·ex·u·da·tive, adjective

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Examples from the Web for exudative

The tissue changes are oedema, the formation of exudative patches, and haemorrhage.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1|Various
Ascites or exudative peritonitis is present in about one-half of the cases of cancer of the liver.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
The tendency of children with exudative diathesis to develop scurvy is perhaps still another manifestation of vascular weakness.
Scurvy Past and Present|Alfred Fabian Hess
Similar phenomena occur even in the case of other than exudative affections of the skin.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various

In both scurvy and in exudative diathesis eczema and petechial hemorrhages are encountered.
Scurvy Past and Present|Alfred Fabian Hess

British Dictionary definitions for exudative

exudation

/ (ˌɛksjʊˈdeɪʃən) /

noun

the act of exuding or oozing out

Also called: exudate (ˈɛksjʊˌdeɪt) a fluid with a high content of protein in a body cavityCompare transudate

Derived forms of exudation

exudative (ɪɡˈzjuːdətɪv), adjective

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Medical definitions for exudative

exudation

[ ĕks′yu-dā′shən ]

n.

The act or process of exuding.

An exudate.

Other words from exudation

ex′u•da′tive adj.