cheesy necrosis
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Caseous necrosis — describes a form of biological tissue death, caseous meaning it has a cheese like appearance. The dead tissue appears as a soft and white proteinaceous dead cell mass. In caseous necrosis no histological architecture is preserved. On microscopic… … Wikipedia
caseous necrosis — (= caseation) The development of a necrotic centre (with a cheesy appearance) in a tuberculous lesion … Dictionary of molecular biology
caseation — A form of coagulation necrosis in which the necrotic tissue resembles cheese and contains a mixture of protein and fat that is absorbed very slowly; occurs particularly in tuberculosis. SEE ALSO: caseous necrosis. SYN: tyrosis (2). [L. caseus,… … Medical dictionary
Abscess — A local accumulation of pus anywhere in the body. The following are some examples of abscesses: {{}}A skin abscess is better known as a common boil; A peritonsillar abscess is a persistent collection of pus behind the tonsils; and A perianal… … Medical dictionary
caseation — noun Etymology: Latin caseus cheese Date: 1866 necrosis with conversion of damaged tissue into a soft cheesy substance • caseate intransitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
Comedocarcinoma — Classification and external resources ICD O: M8501/3 Comedocarcinoma is one kind of very early stage breast cancer[1][2] … Wikipedia
Caries — Dental cavities. Holes in the two outer layers of a tooth called the enamel and the dentin. The enamel is the outermost white hard surface and the dentin is the yellow layer just beneath enamel. Both layers serve to protect the inner living tooth … Medical dictionary
infectious laryngotracheitis — n a severe highly contagious and often fatal disease of chickens and pheasants that affects chiefly adult birds, is caused by a herpesvirus (species Gallid herpesvirus 1 of the subfamily Alphaherpesvirinae) related to the two viruses causing… … Medical dictionary
infectious laryngotracheitis — noun : a severe highly contagious and often fatal virus disease of chickens affecting chiefly adult birds and taking the form of an inflammation of the trachea and larynx often marked by local necrosis and hemorrhage and by the formation of… … Useful english dictionary
