caseation necrosis
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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 degeneration
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ca·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.
Synonym(s): caseous degeneration.
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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.
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