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carnification

[ kahr-nuh-fi-key-shuhn ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. the conversion of tissue into flesh or a fleshlike substance, as of lung tissue into fibrous tissue as a result of pneumonia.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of carnification1

First recorded in 1725–35; carni(fy) + -fication

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