caseate
/ˈkeɪsiˌeɪt/
verb
- To become or cause to become like cheese in texture or appearance, especially in medical contexts referring to tissue breakdown.
- In tuberculosis, infected lung tissue can caseate and form a cheesy mass.
- If the infection is not treated, the lymph nodes may caseate.
- The biopsy showed that the cells had begun to caseate.
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