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caseation

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caseation /ca·se·a·tion/ (ka?se-a´shun)
1. the precipitation of casein.
2. necrosis in which tissue is changed into a dry mass resembling cheese.

ca·se·a·tion (ks-shn)
n.
Necrotic degeneration of bodily tissue into a soft, cheeselike substance.

caseation
1. the precipitation of casein.
2. a form of necrosis in which tissue is changed into a dry, amorphous mass resembling cheese.

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proliferans, and, most notably, extensive caseation necrosis typical of mycobacterial infection.
The abscess was filled with caseation substance and was encapsulated by the surrounding structures.
Pathologic findings showed granulomatous inflammation with caseation necrosis, foreign body-type giant cells, and proliferative endarteritis with vascular occlusions.
 
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