Exudate

For another meaning, see Surfactant leaching.
Exudate from a wound on a human finger
Tree resin is a type of plant exudate.

An exudate is a fluid released by an organism through pores or a wound, a process known as exuding or exudation.[1] Exudate is derived from exude 'to ooze'[2] from Latin exsūdāre 'to (ooze out) sweat' (ex- 'out' and sūdāre 'to sweat').[3]

  1. ^ "exudate". The Free Dictionary - Medical. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  2. ^ ""Exude" Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary". Merriam Webster. 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
  3. ^ Robert K. Barnhart, ed. (1988). Chambers Dictionary of Etymology. New York: Chambers Harrap Publishers. p. 363. ISBN 0-550-14230-4.