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Laennec's cirrhosis

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • US: /ˌleɪ.nɛks səˈɹoʊ.səs/

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

Named after the French physician René Laennec.