Exudation

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  • noun. The act or an instance of oozing forth.
  • noun. An exudate.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of exuding; an oozing or sweating out; a gradual discharge of humors or moisture.
  • noun. That which is exuded: as, gums are exudations from plants; serous exudations.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of exuding; sweating; a discharge of humors, moisture, juice, or gum, as through pores or incisions; also, the substance exuded.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. the act of exuding
  • noun. something that is exuded
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a substance that oozes out from plant pores
  • noun. the process of exuding; the slow escape of liquids from blood vessels through pores or breaks in the cell membranes
  • Word Usage
    "[1] The term exudation is used to designate the passing of cells and fluid from the vessels in inflammation; the material is the exudate."