caseation
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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
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 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
Under other circumstances, the tuberculous tissue that has undergone caseation, or even calcification, is only encapsulated by the new fibrous tissue, like a foreign body.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
At first the swelling is covered by epithelium; in time caseation takes place, the epithelium gives way, and an open sore is formed.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
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