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ex·u·date

 (ĕks′yo͝o-dāt′)
n.
A substance that has oozed forth.

[Latin exsūdātum, neuter past participle of exsūdāre, to exude; see exude.]
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ex•u•date

(ˈɛks yʊˌdeɪt, ˈɛk sə-, ˈɛg zə-)

n.
an exuded substance.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.exudate - a substance that oozes out from plant pores
emission, discharge - a substance that is emitted or released
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
Verb1.exudate - release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude sweat through the pores"
distil, distill - give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound"
reek, fume - be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face
transpire - give off (water) through the skin
extravasate - geology: cause molten material, such as lava, to pour forth
stream - exude profusely; "She was streaming with sweat"; "His nose streamed blood"
gum - exude or form gum; "these trees gum in the Spring"
secrete, release - generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream"
egest, excrete, eliminate, pass - eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"
froth - exude or expel foam; "the angry man was frothing at the mouth"
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Translations

ex·u·date

n. exudado, fluido inflamatorio tal como el de secreciones y supuraciones.
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exudate

n exudado
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Exuding wound care entails the need for dressing that quickly absorb exudates, and exert effective moisture management during the healing of wounds.
stali's female legs suggests the evolution of morpho-functional traits to gather and store viscous exudates from sticky plants.
A fundus examination of the left eye revealed multiple telangiectatic and irregular, dilated aneurysmal retinal vessels, exudative retinal detachment with deep, and extensive subretinal lipid exudates with a well-defined macular edema.
Both of the hydrocolloid dressings had a low absorption capacity and absorbed exudates slowly.
Fundus examination showed decreased blood and subretinal fluid, with lipid exudates in the macula.
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[1] Based on underlying pathological abnormality and mechanism of formation, effusion can be either "transudates" or "exudates".
The region types included microaneurysms[18], exudates, neovascularization on the retina, hemorrhages, normal retinal background, and normal vessels patterns.
While the cause is still unknown, its symptoms include nonstop fever, conjunctivitis with no exudates (muta), rashes and red, cracked lips.
Uterine lavage with isotonic saline removes uterine pathogens, debris and inflammatory exudates, and improve luminal phagocytic activity against pathogens (Asbury, 1984a; Troedsson et al., 1995).