CASEOUS
caseous
(adjective) of damaged or necrotic tissue; cheeselike
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
caseous (comparative more caseous, superlative most caseous)
Resembling cheese.
Source: Wiktionary
Ca"se*ous, a. Etym: [L. caseus. Cf. Casein.]
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, cheese; having the qualities
of cheese; cheesy. Caseous degeneration, a morbid process, in
scrofulous or consumptive persons, in which the products of
inflammation are converted into a cheesy substance which is neither
absorbed nor organized.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition