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hepatization

[ hĕp′ə-tĭ-zā′shən ]

n.

The conversion of a loose tissue into a firm mass like the substance of the liver, especially such a conversion of lung tissue in pneumonia.

Words nearby hepatization

hepatitis b vaccine, hepatitis c, hepatitis delta, hepatitis delta virus, hepatitis non-a, non-b, hepatization, hepato-, hepatoblastoma, hepatocarcinoma, hepatocele, hepatocellular

Example sentences from the Web for hepatization

He found that the suprarenals were enlarged and congested, and there were small areas of hepatization at the apex of each lung.

Barium, A Cause of the Loco-Weed Disease |Albert Cornelius Crawford