exudate
- noun
- /ˈɛksjʊˌdeɪt/
- Specialized
- After the injury, a clear exudate began to ooze from the wound.
- volume of exudate
- root exudates
- exudates of ulcers
Examples
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In the present study, the authors recorded the volume of suction exudate in microtia reconstruction and elaborated on the relevant details of controlling negative suction.
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The patient was diagnosed on the basis of parotid swelling, a purulent exudate from a Stensen duct, and the growth of pathogenic bacteria in culture.
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The volume of exudate from each drainage was significantly lower on the third postoperative day.
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The drains were removed on the third postoperative day, when only a small amount of exudate remained.
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The drains were removed on the third postoperative day, when only a small volume of drainage exudate remained and was recorded.
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The surface of the valve, particularly the line of closure, may be covered with fibrinous exudates.
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Damage to the ocular structures, and thus visual loss, is mediated by the inflammatory cellular exudate.
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Thus, contact with infectious lesion exudate and tissue (including crusts) can result in virus transmission.
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Mild erythema of the soft palate without ulcerations or exudates was noted.
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The final pathology report identified the mass as keratin debris with focal acute inflammatory exudate.
Academic text (2006)
Synonyms
A sticky liquid that plants ooze from wounds or pores
How Thick
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Exudate comes from Latin parts ex- 'out' and sudare 'to sweat', so it is like 'sweating out' fluid. That's why an exudate is the sticky or watery fluid that oozes from a wound or plant when it is injured or inflamed.