caseation

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A tuberculous abscess results from the disintegration and liquefaction of tuberculous granulation tissue which has undergone caseation.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

The recognition of the characteristic elements, with or without caseation, is usually sufficient evidence of the tuberculous nature of any portion of tissue examined for diagnostic purposes.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

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 Thomson, Alexis

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 Thomson, Alexis

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