- hob-nail liver
- (Path) Schuhzweckenleber f (bei Leberzirrhose); Alkoholleber f
Fachwörterbuch Medizin Englisch-Deutsch. 2013.
Fachwörterbuch Medizin Englisch-Deutsch. 2013.
hobnail liver — hob·nail liver häb .nāl or hob·nailed liver häb .nāld n 1) the liver as it appears in one form of cirrhosis in which it is shrunken and hard and covered with small projecting nodules 2) the cirrhosis associated with hobnail liver: LAENNEC S… … Medical dictionary
Hobnail liver — Hobnail Hob nail , n. [1st hob + nail.] 1. A short, sharp pointed, large headed nail, used in shoeing houses and for studding the soles of heavy shoes. [1913 Webster] 2. A clownish person; a rustic. Milton. [1913 Webster] {Hobnail liver} (Med.),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cirrhosis — Endstage liver disease characterized by diffuse damage to hepatic parenchymal cells, with nodular regeneration, fibrosis, and disturbance of normal architecture; associated with failure in the function … Medical dictionary
Hobnail — Hob nail , n. [1st hob + nail.] 1. A short, sharp pointed, large headed nail, used in shoeing houses and for studding the soles of heavy shoes. [1913 Webster] 2. A clownish person; a rustic. Milton. [1913 Webster] {Hobnail liver} (Med.), a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Laennec's cirrhosis — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|571.2 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = Laennec s cirrhosis is named after René Laennec,cite journal |author=Duffin JM |title=Why does… … Wikipedia
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hobnail — n. a heavy headed nail used for boot soles. Phrases and idioms: hobnail (or hobnailed) liver a liver having many small knobbly projections due to cirrhosis. Derivatives: hobnailed adj. Etymology: HOB(1) + NAIL … Useful english dictionary