transude

American  

[tran-sood] / trænˈsud /

verb (used without object)

transuded, transuding

1. to pass or ooze through pores or interstices, as a fluid.

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transude British  

/ ˌtrænsjʊˈdeɪʃən, trænˈsjuːd /

verb

1. (of a fluid) to ooze or pass through interstices, pores, or small holes

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Other Word Forms

• transudation noun
• transudatory adjective

Etymology

Origin of transude

1655–65; < New Latin trānsūdāre, equivalent to Latin trāns- trans- + sūdāre to sweat

Example Sentences

Croupous membrane, according to him, is formed by the migration of numerous white blood-globules through the walls of the vessels in the mucous membrane, and by a direct formation of fibrin from the transuded plasma.

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As the mucous membrane is very thin, the result is otherwise than in man; the blood transudes through the mucous membrane and flows away.

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The liver was very large, of a soft texture and white colour; gall-bladder full of dark green bile, which had in part transuded through its coats.

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Through the excessively thin walls of the capillaries the fluid part of the blood transudes to nourish the tissues outside the capillaries; at the same time fluid passes from the tissues into the blood.

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The sun shone on his dilapidated garments and on his purple skin; it was almost black and seemed to transude blood.

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