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tran·su·date

(trăn-so͞o′dāt′, -syo͞o′-, trăn′so͝o-dāt′, -syo͝o-) also tran·su·da·tion (trăn′so͝o-dā′shən, -syo͝o-)

1. A product of the process of transuding.

2. A substance that transudes.

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transudate

(ˈtrænsʊˌdeɪt)

1. (Physiology) physiol any fluid without a high protein content that passes through a membrane, esp through the wall of a capillary. Compare exudation ²

2. (Physiology) anything that has been transuded

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Noun 1. transudate - a substance that transudes

transudation

emission, discharge - a substance that is emitted or released

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tran·su·date

n. transudado, fluido que ha pasado a través de una membrana o ha sido expulsado como resultado de una inflamación.

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