caseation

(kā′sē ās̸hən)

noun

  1. the precipitation of casein to form cheese
  2. Med. a degenerative process in which tissue changes into a dry, cheeselike substance, characteristically associated with tuberculosis

Origin: < L caseatus, mixed with cheese < caseus, cheese + -ation

See caseation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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

Origin:

Origin: From Latin cāseus, cheese

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