- caseation
- noun Etymology: Latin caseus cheese Date: 1866 necrosis with conversion of damaged tissue into a soft cheesy substance • caseate intransitive verb
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Caseation — Ca se*a tion, n. [Cf. F. cas[ e]ation. See {Casein}.] (Med.) A degeneration of animal tissue into a cheesy or curdy mass. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caseation — [kā΄sē ā′shən] n. [< L caseatus, mixed with cheese < caseus, CHEESE1 + ATION] 1. the precipitation of casein to form cheese 2. Med. a degenerative process in which tissue changes into a dry, cheeselike substance, characteristically… … English World dictionary
caséation — caséification [ kazeifikasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1871; du lat. caseus « fromage » ♦ Didact. 1 ♦ Transformation en fromage. On trouve parfoiscaséation. 2 ♦ Méd. Développement d une nécrose caséeuse. ● caséification ou caséation nom féminin Transformation… … Encyclopédie Universelle
caseation necrosis — caseous necrosis caseation (def. 2) … Medical dictionary
caseation — /kay see ay sheuhn/, n. 1. Pathol. transformation of tissue into a soft cheeselike mass, as in tuberculosis. 2. Biochem. the formation of cheese from casein during the coagulation of milk. [1865 70; CASEATE + ION] * * * … Universalium
caseation — noun A necrotic degeneration of tissue to a cheese like condition … Wiktionary
caseation — A form of coagulation necrosis in which the necrotic tissue resembles cheese and contains a mixture of protein and fat that is absorbed very slowly; occurs particularly in tuberculosis. SEE ALSO: caseous necrosis. SYN: tyrosis (2). [L. caseus,… … Medical dictionary
caséation — (ka zé a sion) s. f. Terme didactique. Conversion du lait en fromage. ÉTYMOLOGIE Voy. caséum … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
caseation — n. conversion into cheese … English contemporary dictionary
caseation — [ˌkeɪsɪ eɪʃ(ə)n] noun Medicine a form of necrosis characteristic of tuberculosis, in which diseased tissue forms a firm, dry mass like cheese. Origin C19: from med. L. caseatio(n ), from L. caseus cheese … English new terms dictionary
