See Also: exudate(medicine)
Exudate(health)
exudate(1)(dictionary)
exudate(2)(dictionary)
exudate cell(medicine)
peritoneal exudate(medicine)

exudate(2) (iou)



exudate noun. L19.
[Latin ex(s)udat- pa. ppl stem of ex(s)udare: see EXUDE, -ATE2.]
An exuded substance; a quantity of exuded material; spec. (Medicine) a mass of cells and fluid that has seeped out of blood-vessels or an organ, e.g. in inflammation or malignancy. Cf. TRANSUDATE.