\Hep`a*ti*za"tion\, n.
1. (Chem.) Impregnating with sulphureted hydrogen gas. [Obs.]

2. [Cf. F. h['e]patisation.] (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.