inspissation

in·spis·sa·tion

(in'spi-sā'shŭn),

1. The act of thickening or condensing, as by evaporation or absorption of fluid.

2. An increased thickening or diminished fluidity.

[L. in, intensive, + spisso, pp. -atus, to thicken]

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inspissation

Plugging of a tubular lumen–eg, bile ducts, intestine, with a thickened viscid material having a decreased fluid content

McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

in·spis·sa·tion

(in'spi-sā'shŭn)

1. The act of thickening or condensing, as by evaporation or absorption of fluid.

2. An increased thickening or diminished fluidity.

[L. in, intensive, + spisso, pp.-atus, to thicken]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012