Hepatize

/ˈhɛpətaɪz/

Translation of "hepatize" into Russian

Verb

/ˈhɛpətaɪz/

hepatize

hepatizes

hepatized Past Simple / Past Participle

hepatizing Gerund

гепатизировать

The pathologist noted that the lung tissue had begun to hepatize.

Патолог отметил, что ткань легкого начала гепатизироваться.

Verb

/ˈhɛpətaɪz/

To convert tissue, especially lung tissue, into a liver-like substance, typically due to disease or infection.

The pathologist noted that the lung tissue had begun to hepatize as a result of the severe pneumonia.

To undergo hepatization; to become liver-like in consistency.

If left untreated, the affected lung tissue may hepatize, making breathing even more difficult.