Main Entry: con·sol·i·da·tion

Pronunciation: \kən-ˌsäl-ə-ˈdā-shən\

Function: noun

: the process by which an infected lung passes from an aerated collapsible condition to one of airless solid consistency through the accumulation of exudate in the alveoli and adjoining ducts <pneumonic consolidation> ; also : tissue that has undergone consolidation <areas of consolidation>