caseous
/ˈkeɪsɪəs
/adjective Medicine
Characterized by caseation.They showed that these drugs penetrated throughout lesions and caseous matter in concentrations adequate for bacteriostasis....
- Histologically these lesions contain caseous necrosis and will eventually be absorbed or become calcified.
- The first is a population of actively growing bacilli present in liquefied caseous material of the tuberculous lesion and the lining of the walls of pulmonary cavities.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from Latin caseus 'cheese' + -ous.
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