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单词 Laennec's cirrhosis
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Definition of Laennec's cirrhosis in English:

Laennec's cirrhosis

nounlaˈɛnɛkslāˌneks səˈrōsəs
mass nounMedicine
  • A type of cirrhosis of the liver characterized by a nodular appearance of the liver surface, associated with alcoholism.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • His name is also immortalized in the micronodular ‘Laennec's cirrhosis’ of the liver.
    • While Laennec's stethoscope revolutionized diagnosis of diseases of the chest, his name is eponymously associated with micronodular cirrhosis of the liver (Laennec's cirrhosis).

Origin

Early 19th century: named after René T. H. Laënnec (1781–1826), the French physician who described the condition.

 
 

Definition of Laennec's cirrhosis in US English:

Laennec's cirrhosis

nounlāˌneks səˈrōsəs
Medicine
  • A type of cirrhosis of the liver characterized by a nodular appearance of the liver surface, associated with alcoholism.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • His name is also immortalized in the micronodular ‘Laennec's cirrhosis’ of the liver.
    • While Laennec's stethoscope revolutionized diagnosis of diseases of the chest, his name is eponymously associated with micronodular cirrhosis of the liver (Laennec's cirrhosis).

Origin

Early 19th century: named after René T. H. Laënnec (1781–1826), the French physician who described the condition.

 
 
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