释义 |
hepatize, v.|ˈhɛpətaɪz| [f. Gr. ἦπαρ, ἡπατ- liver + -ize: corresp. in form to Gr. ἡπατίζ-ειν to be like the liver, to be liver-coloured.] Hence hepatized |ˈhɛpətaɪzd|, ppl. a. trans. †a. Chem. To impregnate with sulphuretted hydrogen. Obs. b. Path. To convert (the lungs) by engorgement and effusion into a substance resembling liver.
1786Phil. Trans. LXXVI. 142 Hepatised water in a well closed vessel effects a solution of iron in a few days. 1822–34Good's Study Med. (ed. 4) IV. 377 Some form of hepatised ammonia being employed. Ibid. II. 134 Sometimes the hepatised portions are exactly circumscribed by a lobule. |