Caseous

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Caseous \Ca"se*ous\, a. [L. caseus. Cf. {Casein}.]
     Of, pertaining to, or resembling, cheese; having the
     qualities of cheese; cheesy.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Caseous degeneration}, a morbid process, in scrofulous or


        consumptive persons, in which the products of inflammation
        are converted into a cheesy substance which is neither
        absorbed nor organized.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  caseous
       adj : of damaged or necrotic tissue; cheeselike