Exudate
/ˈɛk.sjʊ.deɪt/noun
A substance, such as fluid or pus, that oozes out of tissue or a surface.
Did you know?Exudate is built from Latin exudare, literally “to sweat out,” from ex- “out” + sudare “to sweat,” so the word began as a bodily image before becoming medical jargon.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sweid-
“To sweat or perspire.”
Latin
Latin
sudare
“To sweat.”
Late Latin
Latin
exudare
“To sweat out; to discharge by sweating.”
16th Century
English
exudate
“A discharge or ooze from a body part or substance.”
Modern English
English
exudate
“Fluid or material that has oozed out of tissue or a surface.”
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