'Hepatization' definitions:

Definition of 'Hepatization'

From: GCIDE
  • Hepatization \Hep`a*ti*za"tion\, n.
  • 1. (Chem.) Impregnating with sulphureted hydrogen gas. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]