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Definition of Consolidation

1. Noun. Combining into a solid mass.

2. Noun. The act of combining into an integral whole. "The defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions against them"

3. Noun. Something that has consolidated into a compact mass. "He dropped the consolidation into the acid bath"

Definition of Consolidation

1. n. The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated; solidification; combination.

Definition of Consolidation

1. Noun. The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated; solidification; combination. ¹

2. Noun. The combination of several actions into one. ¹

3. Noun. (medicine) A solidification into a firm dense mass. It is usually applied to induration (swelling or hardening of normally soft tissue) of a normally aerated lung. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Consolidation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Consolidation

1. Solidification into a firm dense mass; applied especially to inflammatory induration of a normally aerated lung due to the presence of cellular exudate in the pulmonary alveoli. Origin: L. Consolido, to make thick, condense, fr. Solidus, solid (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Consolidation

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