caseation
noun
- the precipitation of casein to form cheese
- Med. a degenerative process in which tissue changes into a dry, cheeselike substance, characteristically associated with tuberculosis
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(kāˌsē-āˈshən)
noun Necrotic degeneration of bodily tissue into a soft, cheeselike substance.
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