ca·se·a·tion
(kā′sē-ā′shən)n. Necrotic degeneration of bodily tissue into a soft, cheeselike substance.
[From Latin cāseus, cheese.]
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caseation
(ˌkeɪsɪˈeɪʃən) n1. (Biochemistry) the formation of cheese from casein during the coagulation of milk
2. (Pathology) pathol the degeneration of dead tissue into a soft cheeselike mass
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ca•se•a•tion
(ˌkeɪ siˈeɪ ʃən)
n. 1. transformation of tissue into a soft cheeselike mass, as in tuberculosis.
2. the formation of cheese from casein during the coagulation of milk.
[1865–70]
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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.
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