SPLENIZATION

Etymology

Noun

splenization (usually uncountable, plural splenizations)

(medicine) A morbid state of the lung produced by inflammation, in which its tissue resembles that of the spleen.

Source: Wiktionary


Splen`i*za"tion, n. (Med.)

Definition: A morbid state of the lung produced by inflammation, in which its tissue resembles that of the spleen.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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