SINCE 1828
carnification
noun
car·ni·fi·ca·tion
| \ ˌkär-nə-fə-ˈkā-shən
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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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