Found 2 items, similar to caseous.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: caseous
caseous
adj : of damaged or necrotic tissue; cheeselike
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Caseous
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]