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tran⋅su⋅da⋅tion

[tran-soo-dey-shuhn]
–noun
1. the act or process of transuding.
2. a substance that has transuded.
Also, tran⋅su⋅date.


Origin:
1605–15; < NL trānsūdātiōn- (s. of trānsūdātiō). See transude, -ate 1 , -ion


tran⋅su⋅da⋅tive [tran-soo-duh-tiv] , tran⋅su⋅da⋅to⋅ry [tran-soo-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
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tran·sude   (trān-sōōd', -syōōd', -zōōd', -zyōōd')   
intr.v.   tran·sud·ed, tran·sud·ing, tran·sudes
To pass through pores or interstices in the manner of perspiration.

[New Latin trānsūdāre : Latin trāns-, trans- + Latin sūdāre, to sweat; see sweid- in Indo-European roots.]
tran·su'da·to'ry (trān-sōō'də-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē, -syōō'-) adj.
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Main Entry: tran·su·da·tion
Pronunciation: "tran(t)s-(y)ü-'dA-sh&n, "tranz-
Function: noun
1 : the act or process oftransuding or being transuded
2 : TRANSUDATE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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