exudation

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɛksjʊˈdeɪʃən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(eks′yŏŏ dā′shən, ek′sə-, eg′zə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ex•u•da•tion  (eks′yŏŏ dā′shən, ek′sə-, eg′zə-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Physiologythe act of exuding.
  2. Physiologysomething that is exuded.
  3. Physiologya discharge of certain elements of the blood into the tissues.
  • Late Latin ex(s)ūdātiōn- (stem of ex(s)ūdātiō), equivalent. to ex(s)ūdāt(us) (past participle of ex(s)ūdāre to exude) + -iōn- -ion
  • 1605–15;
ex•u•da•tive  (ig zo̅o̅′də tiv, ik so̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
exudation /ˌɛksjʊˈdeɪʃən/ n
  1. the act of exuding or oozing out
  2. Also called: exudate /ˈɛksjʊˌdeɪt/ a fluid with a high content of protein in a body cavity
'exudation' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
lacquer - sweat - train oil - bacterial canker - eczema - exudate - gum resin - manna - musth - myrrh - resorb - water - weep - syneresis

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