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caseation

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ca·se·a·tion  (ks-shn)
n.
Necrotic degeneration of bodily tissue into a soft, cheeselike substance.
[From Latin cseus, cheese.]
caseation [ˌkeɪsɪˈeɪʃən]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) the formation of cheese from casein during the coagulation of milk
2. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol the degeneration of dead tissue into a soft cheeselike mass
caseation
the change in consistency of tissue to a soft, cheeselike form, as in tuberculosis.
See also: Body, Human, Disease and Illness
the formation of cheese from casein during the coagulation of milk.
See also: Cheese


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