Hepatization

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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