Medical Dictionary
hepatization
noun hep·a·ti·za·tion \ˌhep-ət-ə-ˈzā-shən\
Medical Definition of HEPATIZATION
: conversion of tissue (as of the lungs in pneumonia) into a substance which resembles liver tissue and may become solidified
—hep·a·tized \ˈhep-ə-ˌtīzd\ adjective
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