exudation

[ eks-yoo-dey-shuhn, ek-suh-, eg-zuh- ]

noun

1. the act of exuding.
2. something that is exuded.
3. a discharge of certain elements of the blood into the tissues.

exudation

/ ɪɡˈzjuːdətɪv; ˌɛksjʊˈdeɪʃən /

noun

1. the act of exuding or oozing out
2. Also calledexudateˈɛksjʊˌdeɪt a fluid with a high content of protein in a body cavity Compare transudate

Derived Forms

• exudative, adjective

Other Words From

• ex·u·da·tive [ig-, zoo, -d, uh, -tiv, ik-, soo, -], adjective
• unex·uda·tive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of exudation¹

1605–15; < Late Latin ex ( s ) ūdātiōn- (stem of ex ( s ) ūdātiō ), equivalent to ex ( s ) ūdāt ( us ) (past participle of ex ( s ) ūdāre to exude ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

It grows in a fairly narrow equatorial band, takes almost a decade to reach maturity and requires daily scrapings of its exudations.

From Washington Post

She tours their anatomy, reproduction and more, delivering a hail of facts with brio and precision — whether about the fungal gardens of leafcutter ants or the lac-bug exudations that, processed into shellac, coat violins.

From Nature

The carts carried their bodies through the streets, finery stained with blood and the exudations of their scabbing.

From Literature

Her sheets were fastened to her with her exudations.

From Literature

Apparently, there exists such a thing as a "honey moon," which means that the moon looms especially large and looks as if it has been dipped in primo bee exudations.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• emission
• flow
• seepage