{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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
caseous — [kā′sēəs] adj. [< L caseus, CHEESE1 + OUS] of or like cheese … English World dictionary
Caseous necrosis — describes a form of biological tissue death, caseous meaning it has a cheese like appearance. The dead tissue appears as a soft and white proteinaceous dead cell mass. In caseous necrosis no histological architecture is preserved. On microscopic… … Wikipedia
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
caseous lymphadenitis — n a chronic infectious disease of sheep and goats characterized by caseation of the lymph glands and occas. of parts of the lungs, liver, spleen, and kidneys that is caused by a bacterium of the genus Corynebacterium (C. pseudotuberculosis)… … Medical dictionary
Caseous degeneration — Degeneration De*gen er*a tion, n. [Cf. F. d[ e]g[ e]n[ e]ration.] 1. The act or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse; decline; degradation; debasement; degeneracy; deterioration. [1913 Webster] Our degeneration and apostasy … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caseous lesion — (ka se us) A lesion resembling cheese or curd; cheesy. Most caseous lesions are caused by M. tuberculosis … Dictionary of microbiology
caseous tonsillitis — lacunar tonsillitis in which the crypts contain caseous material … Medical dictionary
caseous — adjective Etymology: Latin caseus cheese Date: 1661 marked by caseation; also cheesy 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
caseous — /kay see euhs/, adj. of or like cheese. [1655 65; < L case(us) CHEESE + OUS] * * * … Universalium
caseous — adjective Resembling cheese … Wiktionary
