Hēp'a-ti-zā'tion, n.

n. [Fr. hépatization.]

1. (Chem.) The act of impregnating with sulphureted hydrogen gas. [Obs.]
2. (Med.) Conversion into a substance resembling the liver; a state of the lungs when gorged with effused matter, so that they are no longer pervious to the air. Dunglison.