exudation
pronunciation
How to pronounce exudation in British English:
UK [,eksjuː'deɪʃən]
How to pronounce exudation in American English:
US [ ,ɛksjʊ'deʃən]
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- Noun:
- a substance that oozes out from animal or plant pores
- the process of exuding; the slow escape of liquids from blood vessels through pores or breaks in the cell membranes
Word Origin
- exudation (n.)
- 1610s, "process of oozing out;" 1620s, "that which is exuded," from Late Latin exudationem/exsudationem, noun of action from neuter past participle of exudere/exsudere "to ooze, exude" (see exude). Related: Exudate (n.).
Example
- 1. Causes of misdiagnosis of inflammatory exudation of vocal cord .
- 2. Exudation from trees of the prunus genus ; resembles gum arabic .
- 3. The highest glandular resin exudation occurs during flowering .
- 4. Value of ultrasound in umbilical exudation in infant .
- 5. Recommended test method for assessment of the risk of plasticizer exudation from pvc insulated and sheathed cables .