carnification (English, noun)
expansion: carnification (countable and uncountable, plural carnifications)
Senses:
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: A pathological process in which chronic inflammation or infection causes lung tissue to organize into a fibrous form that resembles meat, which can lead to a loss of normal lung function.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: biology
botany
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: A similar pathological transformation to other types of tissue so that it becomes fibrous and dense.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: The literal transformation of something into flesh or meat.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: The transformation of something into a human being.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: The process of something nonphysical taking on a physical form (not necessarily involving flesh).
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: Carnal (sexual) activity.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: carnifications
tags: plural