caseation
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The granulation tissue may undergo caseation and liquefaction, or may become encapsulated by fibrous tissue—“encysted tubercle.”
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
Tuberculous nodules are found disseminated throughout the muscle; the surrounding tissues are indurated, and central caseation may take place and lead to abscess formation and sinuses.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
When these tubercles are sufficiently numerous to become confluent, large masses may be formed, which undergo the same retrogressive changes of caseation and calcification.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
The abscess tends to increase in size by progressive liquefaction of the inner layers, caseation of the outer layers, and the further invasion of the surrounding tissues by tubercle bacilli.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
When there is an absence of caseation and suppuration, the condition is called caries sicca.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
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