carnification

== English == === Etymology === Compare French carnification. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkɑːnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkɑɹnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ === Noun === carnification (countable and uncountable, plural carnifications) (medicine) 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. (medicine, botany) A similar pathological transformation to other types of tissue so that it becomes fibrous and dense. The literal transformation of something into flesh or meat. The transformation of something into a human being. The process of something nonphysical taking on a physical form (not necessarily involving flesh). Carnal (sexual) activity. ==== Related terms ==== carnify == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaʁ.ni.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === carnification f (plural carnifications) carnification === Further reading === “carnification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012