Editing Exudate (section)

{{short description|Fluid emitted through pores or a wound}}
{{for|another meaning|Surfactant leaching}}
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An '''exudate''' is a fluid released by an [[organism]] through pores or a wound, a process known as '''exuding''' or '''exudation'''.<ref>{{cite web|website=The Free Dictionary - Medical|title=exudate|url=http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/exudate|access-date=5 August 2014}}</ref> 
''Exudate'' is derived from ''exude'' 'to ooze'<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exude |title="Exude" Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary |access-date=2008-07-04 |year=2008 |publisher=[[Merriam Webster]]}}</ref> from [[Latin language|Latin]] {{Lang|la|exsūdāre}} 'to (ooze out) sweat' (''{{Lang|la|ex-}}'' 'out' and ''{{Lang|la|sūdāre}}'' 'to sweat').<ref>{{cite book |title=Chambers Dictionary of Etymology |editor=Robert K. Barnhart |year=1988 |publisher=Chambers Harrap Publishers |location=New York |isbn=0-550-14230-4 |page=363}}</ref>