Having undergone caseation; converted into a cheese-like substance, especially describing diseased tissue or the final stage of cheese formation.
Past participle of 'caseate,' formed by adding '-ed' to the verb stem. Describes the completed state of the caseation process.
When pathologists look at a biopsy of tuberculosis, they see 'caseous necrosis'—dead tissue that looks like cottage cheese—which is actually a sign that the body's immune system is fighting back and trying to wall off the infection, making this disgusting-sounding process actually a sign of healing.
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