the transformation of tissue into a liver-like substance, esp of the lungs in pneumonia
Examples of 'hepatisation' in a sentence
hepatisation
The principal post-mortem findings were severe hydrothorax and pulmonary consolidation (red hepatisation of the lungs).
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