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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescaseoso
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /kaˈze.u.zu/
"A necrose caseosa é comumente encontrada em lesões tuberculosas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Of, relating to, or being cheese; cheesy.
"The experiment tested the caseous properties of various fermented dairy products." - 2
Resembling cheese in consistency, appearance, or texture, especially in the context of diseased or necrotic tissue.
"The pathologist identified caseous necrosis in the lung tissue sample during the autopsy."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'caseus', meaning 'cheese', via the suffix '-ous' (full of or resembling). Historically adopted into medical and scientific English in the 17th century to describe necrotic tissue textures resembling cheese.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Caseous" is said worldwide
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caséeux
Transliteration: /ka.ze.ø/
"La nécrose caséeuse est caractéristique de la tuberculose."
kaseös
Transliteration: /ka.zeˈøːs/
"Der Befund zeigte eine kaseöse Nekrose des Gewebes."
caseoso
Transliteration: /kaˈze.o.zo/
"Il tessuto presentava un aspetto caseoso tipico."
caseoso
Transliteration: /kaˈse.o.so/
"Se observó necrosis caseosa en los ganglios linfáticos."
caseoso
Transliteration: /kaˈze.u.zu/
"A necrose caseosa é comumente encontrada em lesões tuberculosas."
पनीर जैसा
Transliteration: paneer jaisa
"ऊतक में पनीर जैसा परिगलन दिखाई दिया।"
干酪样的
Transliteration: gàn là yàng de
"显微镜下可见干酪样坏死。"
치즈 모양의
Transliteration: chijeu moyang-ui
"병변 부위에서 치즈 모양의 괴사가 관찰되었습니다."
乾酪状の
Transliteration: kanraku-jō no
"生検により乾酪状壊死が確認された。"
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