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exudate

exudate

1 9.9
A liquid that comes out of a wound or plant after damage
  • noun
  • /ˈɛksjʊˌdeɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : exudado
  • After the injury, a clear exudate began to ooze from the wound.
  • volume of exudate
  • root exudates
  • exudates of ulcers

Examples

  • 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.

    Academic text (2012)
  • 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.

    Academic text (2010)
  • The volume of exudate from each drainage was significantly lower on the third postoperative day.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The drains were removed on the third postoperative day, when only a small amount of exudate remained.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The drains were removed on the third postoperative day, when only a small volume of drainage exudate remained and was recorded.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The surface of the valve, particularly the line of closure, may be covered with fibrinous exudates.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Damage to the ocular structures, and thus visual loss, is mediated by the inflammatory cellular exudate.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Thus, contact with infectious lesion exudate and tissue (including crusts) can result in virus transmission.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Mild erythema of the soft palate without ulcerations or exudates was noted.

    Academic text (2014)
  • The final pathology report identified the mass as keratin debris with focal acute inflammatory exudate.

    Academic text (2006)

Synonyms

exudation
vsexudate
  • Specialized
9.2

A sticky liquid that plants ooze from wounds or pores

focuses on fluids from plants or animals that usually appear after injury or inflammation

How Thick

pus
18 3.9
exudate
  • Specialized
1 9.9
serum
45 3.7
moisture
107 1.0

Surface Forms

exudate singular
exudates plural

Morphology

exudate = exude (transparent) = exude + ate

The noun is a direct nominalization of the verb 'exude' meaning 'that which exudes', so the meaning follows predictably though the term is somewhat technical.

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.