verb
- converting into a liver-like substance; undergoing consolidation of lung tissue into a solid, liver-like state (especially in pneumonia)
Usage: medical/pathology term; present participle of hepatize
Examples
- The radiologist noted hepatizing consolidation in the lower lobes of the patient's lungs.
- During pneumonia, the affected lung tissue undergoes hepatizing changes.
- The pathologist observed hepatizing inflammation consistent with bacterial pneumonia.
- Hepatizing pneumonia results in the lung becoming firm and liver-like in texture.