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Laennec's cirrhosis

US/ˌleɪ.nɛks səˈɹoʊ.səs/

Laennec's cirrhosis noun: a disease of the liver in which the normal lobular architecture is lost, with fibrosis and later nodular regeneration.

Noun

Laennec's cirrhosis (uncountable)

  1. A disease of the liver in which the normal lobular architecture is lost, with fibrosis and later nodular regeneration.

Origin of Laennec's cirrhosis

Named after the French physician René Laennec.

Questions about Laennec's cirrhosis

What does Laennec's cirrhosis mean?
Laennec's cirrhosis means a disease of the liver in which the normal lobular architecture is lost, with fibrosis and later nodular regeneration.
What part of speech is Laennec's cirrhosis?
Laennec's cirrhosis is a noun.
How do you pronounce Laennec's cirrhosis?
Laennec's cirrhosis is pronounced /ˌleɪ.nɛks səˈɹoʊ.səs/ (US).

Words near Laennec's cirrhosis in the dictionary

  1. laemophloeid
  2. laemophloeids
  3. Laen
  4. laendler
  5. laendlers
  6. Laennec's cirrhosis
  7. laeotropic
  8. laeotropically
  9. Laertes
  10. LAEs
  11. laesio enormis

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