caseous

[ key-see-uhs ]

/ ˈkeɪ si əs /

adjective

cheeselike, especially in appearance, smell, or consistency: The infant's caseous vomit was reported to the pediatrician.

Pathology. having the cheeselike physical effects of caseation: Patients in the new tuberculosis drug trial had hard-to-treat caseous lesions in their lungs.

Origin of caseous

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin cāse(us) cheese¹ + -ous

Words nearby caseous

casement, casement cloth, case method, caseophile, caseose, caseous, caseous necrosis, caseous osteitis, caseous rhinitis, casern, Caserta

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Example sentences from the Web for caseous

Caseous particles containing immense numbers of the bacilli are common.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Its most abundant principles are cream, caseous matter or curd, and whey.
The American Reformed Cattle Doctor|George Dadd
Examine material from any caseous glands microscopically and inoculate freely on to Dorset's egg medium.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
On examination at the operation, a firmly adherent prepuce and a large roll of caseous matter was found just back of the corona.
History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present|Peter Charles Remondino

This substance is butter, held suspended in the milk by means of the caseous matter and whey, with which it is intimately blended.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

British Dictionary definitions for caseous

caseous

/ (ˈkeɪsɪəs) /

adjective

of or like cheese

Word Origin for caseous

C17: from Latin cāseus cheese 1

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Medical definitions for caseous

caseous

[ kā′sē-əs ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or having the gross and microscopic features of tissue affected by caseation.

单词	caseous
释义	caseous [ key-see-uhs ] / ˈkeɪ si əs / adjective cheeselike, especially in appearance, smell, or consistency: The infant's caseous vomit was reported to the pediatrician. Pathology. having the cheeselike physical effects of caseation: Patients in the new tuberculosis drug trial had hard-to-treat caseous lesions in their lungs. Origin of caseous First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin cāse(us) cheese¹ + -ous Words nearby caseous casement, casement cloth, case method, caseophile, caseose, caseous, caseous necrosis, caseous osteitis, caseous rhinitis, casern, Caserta Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for caseous Caseous particles containing immense numbers of the bacilli are common. A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis\|James Campbell Todd Its most abundant principles are cream, caseous matter or curd, and whey. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor\|George Dadd Examine material from any caseous glands microscopically and inoculate freely on to Dorset's egg medium. The Elements of Bacteriological Technique\|John William Henry Eyre On examination at the operation, a firmly adherent prepuce and a large roll of caseous matter was found just back of the corona. History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present\|Peter Charles Remondino This substance is butter, held suspended in the milk by means of the caseous matter and whey, with which it is intimately blended. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines\|Andrew Ure British Dictionary definitions for caseous caseous / (ˈkeɪsɪəs) / adjective of or like cheese Word Origin for caseous C17: from Latin cāseus cheese 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for caseous caseous [ kā′sē-əs ] adj. Of, relating to, or having the gross and microscopic features of tissue affected by caseation. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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