caseation

[ key-see-ey-shuh n ]
/ ˌkeɪ siˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

Pathology. transformation of tissue into a soft cheeselike mass, as in tuberculosis.
Biochemistry. the formation of cheese from casein during the coagulation of milk.

Origin of caseation

First recorded in 1865–70; caseate + -ion

Example sentences from the Web for caseation

  • When there is an absence of caseation and suppuration, the condition is called caries sicca.

    Manual of Surgery |Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
  • Caseation forms cheesy masses, which may soften into tubercular pus, may calcify, and may become encapsulated by fibroid tissue.

  • Operative interference will be necessary in addition to the above, where caseation and secondary infection have occurred.

British Dictionary definitions for caseation

caseation
/ (ˌkeɪsɪˈeɪʃən) /

noun

the formation of cheese from casein during the coagulation of milk
pathol the degeneration of dead tissue into a soft cheeselike mass

Medical definitions for caseation

caseation
[ kā′sē-āshən ]

n.

Necrotic degeneration of bodily tissue into a soft, cheeselike substance.