HEPATIZATION

Hep′a‐ti‐za″tion (?), n. 1. 1. (Chem.) Impregnating with sulphureted hydrogen gas.
2. 2. [[Cf. F. hépatisation.]] (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.