Caseous (Adjective)
Meaning
Of damaged or necrotic tissue; cheeselike.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The caseous tissue in the lungs was a telling sign of the patient's advanced tuberculosis.
- During the autopsy, the pathologist observed caseous necrosis of the adrenal gland.
- The sample under the microscope showed a mass of caseous material that was characteristic of certain infections.
- After several days without treatment, the edges of the wound had begun to take on a caseous appearance.
- The results of the biopsy confirmed the doctor's suspicion of a caseous fungal infection.