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Hepatization
Translation of "hepatization" into Russian
hepatization
Noun
hepatization
hepatizations pl
The doctor explained that the patient's lung showed signs of hepatization.
Доктор объяснил, что легкое пациента показало признаки гепатизации.
Definitions
hepatization
Noun
The process by which lung tissue becomes firm and liver-like due to the accumulation of inflammatory cells and fibrin, typically seen in pneumonia.
During the autopsy, the pathologist noted the hepatization of the lung tissue, indicating a severe case of pneumonia.
A stage of lobar pneumonia, classically distinguished as red hepatization or grey hepatization, during which the affected lung lobe acquires a liver-like consistency due to inflammatory exudate.
Histological examination confirmed that the patient’s lungs were in the grey hepatization stage of pneumonia.