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caseation definition

ca·se·a·tion (kā′sē ā′s̸hən)

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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