The process of turning into or becoming flesh; in pathology, the transformation of tissue into flesh-like substance.
From Latin 'caro' (flesh) combined with '-fication' (the act of making), ultimately from 'facere' (to make). This medical term emerged in the 18th-19th centuries as scientific terminology became more precise.
Carnification is a real medical term describing what happens to lung tissue in pneumonia—the word literally means 'flesh-making,' which is weirdly poetic for a disease process where infected lungs become solid instead of spongy.
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