EXUDATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does exudation mean? 

• EXUDATION (noun)
  The noun EXUDATION has 2 senses:

1. a substance that oozes out from plant pores

2. the process of exuding; the slow escape of liquids from blood vessels through pores or breaks in the cell membranes

  Familiarity information: EXUDATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EXUDATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A substance that oozes out from plant pores

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

exudate; exudation

Hypernyms ("exudation" is a kind of...):

discharge; emission (a substance that is emitted or released)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "exudation"):

gum (any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying)

latex (a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air)

Derivation:

exude (release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The process of exuding; the slow escape of liquids from blood vessels through pores or breaks in the cell membranes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

exudation; transudation

Hypernyms ("exudation" is a kind of...):

ooze; oozing; seepage (the process of seeping)

Derivation:

exude (release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities)

 Context examples 

Manifestations of this disorder include ciliary injection, exudation into the anterior chamber, iris changes, and adhesions between the iris and lens (posterior synechiae).

(Anterior Uveitis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Histologically, inflammation involves a complex series of events, including dilatation of arterioles, capillaries, and venules, with increased permeability and blood flow; exudation of fluids, including plasma proteins; and leukocyte migration into the site of inflammation.

(Inflammation, NCI Thesaurus)