cheesy degeneration

cheesy degeneration
caseation (def. 2).

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Caseous degeneration — Caseous Ca se*ous, a. [L. caseus. Cf. {Casein}.] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, cheese; having the qualities of cheese; cheesy. [1913 Webster] {Caseous degeneration}, a morbid process, in scrofulous or consumptive persons, in which the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scrofula — Scrof u*la, n. [L. scrofulae, fr. scrofa a breeding sow, because swine were supposed to be subject to such a complaint, or by a fanciful comparison of the glandular swellings to little pigs; perhaps akin to Gr. ? an old sow: cf. F. scrofules. Cf …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • scrofula — noun A form of tuberculosis, most common in children, spread by unpasteurized milk from affected cattle. it is manifested by chronic enlargement and cheesy degeneration of the lymph glands, particularly those of the neck, and marked by the… …   Wiktionary

  • Caseous — Ca se*ous, a. [L. caseus. Cf. {Casein}.] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, cheese; having the qualities of cheese; cheesy. [1913 Webster] {Caseous degeneration}, a morbid process, in scrofulous or consumptive persons, in which the products of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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

  • 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

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