hepatization noun. [hɛpǝtʌɪ'zeɪʃ(ǝ)n] Also hepatisation. L18.
[from Greek hēpar, hēpat- liver + -IZATION.]
1. Chemistry. Treatment with hydrogen sulphide. Cf. HEPATIC adjective 5. Only in L18.

2. Medicine. Consolidation of lung tissue into a solid mass resembling liver tissue, occurring in lobar pneumonia. E19.

■ hepatize verb trans. (Chemistry) treat with hydrogen sulphide L18-M19.

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