1. resembling or containing cheese; of the nature of cheese
Usage: technical; medical
2. relating to or affected by caseation (the formation of a cheese-like substance in diseased tissue)
Usage: medical; pathology

Examples

• The pathologist identified caseous necrosis in the tissue sample.
• Tuberculosis can produce caseous lesions in the lungs.
• The caseous material was examined under the microscope.
• Caseous degeneration is a hallmark of certain infections.
• The biopsy revealed caseous inflammation characteristic of the disease.