Medical Dictionary

carnification

noun car·ni·fi·ca·tion \ˌkär-nə-fə-ˈkā-shən\

Medical Definition of CARNIFICATION

:  the process by which lung tissue becomes converted into fibrous tissue as a result of unresolved pneumonia

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