CARNIFICATION
\kˌɑːnɪfɪkˈe͡ɪʃən], \kˌɑːnɪfɪkˈeɪʃən], \k_ˌɑː_n_ɪ_f_ɪ_k_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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By William R. Warner
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A morbid state of certain organs, in which the tissue acquires a consistence like that of fleshy or muscular parts. It is sometimes observed in hard parts, the texture becoming softened, as in Osteo-sarcoma. When it occurs in the lungs, they present a texture like that of liver. Such is the condition of the foetal lung.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
Word of the day
Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.