caseous

American  

[key-see-uhs] / ˈkeɪ si əs /

adjective

1. cheeselike, especially in appearance, smell, or consistency.

   The infant's caseous vomit was reported to the pediatrician.

2. Pathology. having the cheeselike physical effects of caseation.

   Patients in the new tuberculosis drug trial had hard-to-treat caseous lesions in their lungs.

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caseous British  

/ ˈkeɪsɪəs /

adjective

1. of or like cheese

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Etymology

Origin of caseous

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin cāse(us) cheese ¹ + -ous

Example Sentences

In a statement, her lawyers added: "For clarity there are no white or cream caseous, enlarged abscesses typical for bTB in alpacas whether in the lungs, bronchial, mediastinal or retropharyngeal lymph nodes."

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2021

"For clarity there are no white or cream caseous, enlarged abscesses typical for bTB in alpacas whether in the lungs, bronchial, mediastinal or retropharyngeal lymph nodes," it said.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2021

Spontaneous healing finally takes place after the caseous tubercle has been extruded; the resulting scars are extremely unsightly, being puckered or bridled, or hypertrophied like keloid.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

Caseating foci are comparatively rare, but they sometimes attain a considerable size—especially in the head of the tibia, where they may take the form of a caseous abscess.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

It is made up of a fibrous framework and numerous round, ovoid, or cylindrical cavities, lined with masses of epithelial cells, which may be squeezed out as a fetid, caseous material.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.