American spelling: the present participle of hepatize; the ongoing process of becoming or making tissue liver-like.
From hepatize + -ing (present participle). American medical texts use this form when describing the active, continuous process of hepatization.
Reading about a 'hepatizing pneumonia' in old medical literature is like watching a disease unfold in real time—the description captures the doctor's sense of urgency as they watch the patient's lungs progressively turn solid and dysfunctional.
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