Consolidation

consolidation /con·sol·i·da·tion/ (kon-sol?i-da´shun) solidification; the process of becoming or the condition of being solid; said especially of the lung as it fills with exudate in pneumonia.

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con·sol·i·da·tion (kn-sl-dshn)

n.

The process of becoming a firm solid mass, as in an infected lung when the alveoli are filled with exudate.

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Consolidation

A condition in which lung tissue becomes firm and solid rather than elastic and air-filled because it has accumulated fluids and tissue debris.

Mentioned in: Pneumonia

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consolidation

solidification; the process of becoming solidified or the condition of being solid; said especially of the lung as it fills with fibrinous exudate in pneumonia.

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consolidation Imaging An ↑ in radiologic density of an air-filled space, due to accumulation of fluid and WBCs, as occurs in the lungs in acute pneumonia. See Hepatization.