About The Word Caseous
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Caseous
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What's The Definition Of Caseous?
[adj] of damaged or necrotic tissue; cheeselike
Synonyms | Synonyms for Caseous: unhealthy Related Terms | Find terms related to Caseous: See Also | Caseous In Webster's Dictionary \Ca"se*ous\, a. [L. caseus. Cf. {Casein}.]
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, cheese; having the
qualities of cheese; cheesy.
{Caseous degeneration}, a morbid process, in scrofulous or
consumptive persons, in which the products of inflammation
are converted into a cheesy substance which is neither
absorbed nor organized.
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