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Grammar : Noun
Spell : eks-yoo-dey-shuh n, ek-suh-, eg-zuh-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɛks yʊˈdeɪ ʃən, ˌɛk sə-, ˌɛg zə-



Definition of exudation

Origin :
  • 1610s, from Late Latin exudationem/exsudationem, noun of action from neuter past participle of exudere/exsudere (see exude). Related: Exudate (n.).
  • As in sweat : noun body's perspiring
  • As in excretion : noun the act of excreting
  • As in perspiration : noun sweat
  • As in discharge : noun pouring forth
  • As in emanation : noun emergence, discharge
  • As in emission : noun issuance, diffusion
Example sentences :
  • The synovial membrane is thickened and there is an exudation of serum.
  • Extract from : « Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry » by Maximilian Stern
  • As in croup, part of the exudation or false membrane is often coughed up; sometimes it peels off from the tonsils.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley
  • This event also depends upon the quantity and quality of the exudation.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I » by Various
  • Trees which are attacked by the borer have an exudation of gum about the crown.
  • Extract from : « The Practical Garden-Book » by C. E. Hunn
  • The exudation may, as in iritis, be serous, plastic or purulent.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 » by Various
  • It dissolves in nitroglycerine and liquid nitro-body, preventing their exudation.
  • Extract from : « The New Gresham Encyclopedia » by Various
  • It is at times the exudation of a venomous idea, and it penetrates like a vapour.
  • Extract from : « The Man Who Laughs » by Victor Hugo
  • The Master embraced him in spite of prohibition, and His body was stained with the exudation, at which Santan grieved.
  • Extract from : « Chaitanya's Life And Teachings » by Krishna das Kaviraja
  • This humid "exudation of fine-grained stones in summer" would not sound abnormal if it were called condensation.
  • Extract from : « De Re Metallica » by Georgius Agricola
  • When fetor exists, as during the detachment of patches of exudation, antiseptic and detergent sprays may be employed.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various

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