transudation

or tran·su·date

[ tran-soo-dey-shuh n or tran-soo-deyt ]
/ ˌtræn sʊˈdeɪ ʃən or ˈtræn sʊˌdeɪt /

noun

the act or process of transuding.
a substance that has transuded.

Origin of transudation

First recorded in 1605–15, transudation is from the New Latin word trānsūdātiōn- (stem of trānsūdātiō). See transude, -ate1, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM transudation

tran·su·da·tive [tran-soo-duh-tiv] /trænˈsu də tɪv/, tran·su·da·to·ry [tran-soo-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /trænˈsu dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective

Words nearby transudation

transthoracic esophagectomy, transthoracic plane, transubstantiate, transubstantiation, transudate, transudation, transude, transuranic, transuranic element, transureteroureterostomy, transurethral resection

Example sentences from the Web for transudate

  • Predominance of endothelial cells, few cells of any kind being present, indicates a transudate (Fig. 119).

    A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis |James Campbell Todd

British Dictionary definitions for transudate

transudate
/ (ˈtrænsʊˌdeɪt) /

noun

physiol any fluid without a high protein content that passes through a membrane, esp through the wall of a capillary Compare exudation (def. 2)
anything that has been transuded

Medical definitions for transudate

transudate
[ trăn-sōō′dāt′, trăn′su-dāt′ ]

n.

A product of the process of passing through a membrane, pore, or interstice.
A substance that transudes.