splenizationn.
/splɛnɪˈzeɪʃən/ Pathology.
The conversion of substance into tissue resembling that of the spleen; esp. the diseased condition of the lungs when this has taken place; splenification.
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empyemaa1398
emphysema?1587
empyem1597
rising of the lights1630
pleurocele1706
pneumopleuritis1718
pneumonitis1817
pneumothorax1821
pneumatothorax1823
hepatization1834
mediastinitis1842
pleurobronchitis1843
pyothorax1846
splenization1849
pleuropericarditis1852
splenification1859
pneumocele1860
pyopneumothorax1867
pneumatocele1885
pneumolith1890
cavitation1909
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1849 in J. Craig New Universal Dict.
1862 H. W. Fuller On Dis. Chest 220 The first [condition of the lungs] is that of engorgement or splenization.
1901 W. Osler Princ. & Pract. Med. (ed. 4) 11 Hypostatic congestion and the condition of the lung spoken of as splenization, are very common.
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