'Caseous' definitions:

Definition of 'caseous'

From: WordNet
adjective
Of damaged or necrotic tissue; cheeselike

Definition of 'Caseous'

From: GCIDE
  • Caseous \Ca"se*ous\, a. [L. caseus. Cf. Casein.] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, cheese; having the qualities of cheese; cheesy. [1913 Webster]
  • Caseous degeneration, a morbid process, in scrofulous or consumptive persons, in which the products of inflammation are converted into a cheesy substance which is neither absorbed nor organized. [1913 Webster]

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