HEPATIZATION
Noun
hepatization (countable and uncountable, plural hepatizations)
(medicine) The conversion into a substance resembling the liver; a state of the lungs when gorged with effused matter, so that they are no longer pervious to the air.
Source: Wiktionary
Hep`a*ti*za"tion, n.
1. (Chem.)
Definition: Impregnating with sulphureted hydrogen gas. [Obs.]
2. Etym: [Cf. F. hépatisation.] (Med.)
Definition: Conversion into a substance resembling the liver; a state of the lungs when gorged with effused matter, so that they are no longer pervious to the air.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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