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CASEOUS

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ca⋅se⋅ous

[key-see-uhs]
–adjective
of or like cheese.

Origin:
1655–65; < L cāse(us) cheese + -ous
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ca·se·ous   (kā'sē-əs)   
adj.  Resembling cheese.

[From Latin cāseus, cheese.]
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Main Entry: ca·se·ous
Pronunciation: 'kA-sE-&s
Function: adjective
: marked by caseation
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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caseous ca·se·ous (kā'sē-əs)
adj.
Of, relating to, or having the gross and microscopic features of tissue affected by caseation.

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