hepatize
/ˈhɛpətaɪz/
verb
- To convert into a liver-like substance; to undergo or cause hepatization (usually of lung tissue in pneumonia).
- The infection caused the lung tissue to hepatize, turning it firm and liver-colored.
- In severe pneumonia, the alveoli fill with fluid and the lung begins to hepatize.
- The pathologist noted that the lower lobe had started to hepatize due to the bacterial infection.
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