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consolidation (kŏn-soli-day-shŏn) n.
1. the state of the lung in which the alveoli (air sacs) are filled with fluid produced by inflamed tissue, as in pneumonia.

2. the stage of repair of a broken bone following callus formation, during which the callus is transformed by osteoblasts into mature bone.

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