caseation

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noun

A necrotic degeneration of tissue to a cheese-like condition.

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Meanings

nouncaseation (countable and uncountable, plural caseations)

plural caseations

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA necrotic degeneration of tissue to a cheese-like condition.

Origin

From Latin cāseus + -ation.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

caseation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caseation

MLA

“caseation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caseation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caseation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caseation.

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