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What is "hepatization"

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Hepatization

Hepatization \Hep`a*ti*za"tion\, n.

  1. (Chem.) Impregnating with sulphureted hydrogen gas. [Obs.]

  2. [Cf. F. h['e]patisation.] (Med.) 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.

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hepatization

n. (context medicine English) 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.