hepatization

Noun

Meaning

Impregnating with sulphureted hydrogen gas.

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 dictionary

Synonyms

consolidation lobar pneumonia lung consolidation gray hepatization white hepatization alveolar consolidation alveolar infiltrate fibrinous pneumonia lung effusion lung exudate lung infiltrate lung opacification lung opacity pulmonary consolidation pulmonary effusion

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Phrases with the word

gray hepatization white hepatization red hepatization

Close letter words and terms

hepatitis marker hepatitis X hepatitis-causing hepatize hepatizon hepato-