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caseation necrosis
caseation necrosis[‚kas·ē′ā·shən nə′krō·səs] (pathology) Tissue death involving loss of cellular integrity with the consequent conversion to a cheeselike substance; typical in tuberculosis. caseation necrosis
ca·se·ous ne·cro·sis , caseation necrosisnecrosis characteristic of certain inflammations (for example, tuberculosis, histoplasmosis), which represents necrosis with loss of separate structures of the various cellular and histologic elements; affected tissue manifests the friable, crumbly consistency and dull, opaque quality observed in cheese. Synonym(s): caseous degenerationca·se·ous ne·cro·sis , caseation necrosis (kā'sē-ŭs nĕ-krō'sis, kā-sē-ā'shŭn) Necrosis characteristic of certain inflammations (e.g., tuberculosis, histoplasmosis); affected tissue manifests the friable, crumbly consistency and dull, opaque quality observed in cheese. Synonym(s): caseous degeneration. ca·se·ous ne·cro·sis , caseation necrosis (kā'sē-ŭs nĕ-krō'sis, kā-sē-ā'shŭn) Necrosis characteristic of some inflammations; affected tissue manifests the crumbly consistency and dull opaque quality of cheese. Also called caseous degeneration. |