adjective
- having undergone caseation; converted into a cheese-like substance, especially in pathology referring to tissue necrosis
Usage: medical/pathology term; past participle used as adjective
Examples
- The tuberculosis lesion showed caseated necrosis under the microscope.
- Caseated material was observed in the granuloma.
- The pathologist identified caseated tissue in the biopsy sample.
- Caseated granulomas are characteristic of tuberculosis infection.