Laennec's cirrhosis
noun
Laen·nec's cirrhosis
variants
or Laënnec's cirrhosis
: hepatic cirrhosis in which increased connective tissue spreads out from the portal spaces compressing and distorting the lobules, causing impairment of liver function, and ultimately producing the typical hobnail liver
called also portal cirrhosis
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“Laennec's cirrhosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Laennec%27s%20cirrhosis. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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