Exudate

exudate /ex·u·date/ (eks´u-dat) a fluid with a high content of protein and cellular debris which has escaped from blood vessels and has been deposited in tissues or on tissue surfaces, usually as a result of inflammation.

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ex·u·date (ksy-dt)

n.

A fluid that has exuded out of a tissue or its capillaries due to injury or inflammation.

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Exudate

The type of pleural effusion that results from inflammation or other disease of the pleura itself. It features cloudy fluid containing cells and proteins.

Mentioned in: Hemophilus Infections, Pleural Effusion, Retinopathies

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exudate (eks´ōōdāt),

n the outpouring of a fluid substance, such as exudated suppuration or tissue fluid.

exudate, purulent

(eks´ōōdāt pyūr´lnt),
n pus or suppuration that exudes from the gingival tissues and contains a mixture of enzymes, dead tissue, bacteria, and leukocytes, primarily neutrophils.

exudates, gingival,

n the outpouring of an inflammatory exudate from the gingival tissues.

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exudate

a fluid with a high content of protein and cellular debris which has escaped from blood vessels and has been deposited in tissues or on tissue surfaces, usually as a result of inflammation. It may be septic or nonseptic. See also exudative.