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laennec's cirrhosis

/ˌleɪ.nɛks səˈɹoʊ.səs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
laen-nec's -cir-rho-sis
IPA
/ˌleɪ.nɛks səˈɹoʊ.səs/
24
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

Named after the French physician René Laennec.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌleɪ.nɛks səˈɹoʊ.səs/

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce laennec's cirrhosis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌleɪ.nɛks səˈɹoʊ.səs/.
What does laennec's cirrhosis mean?
A disease of the liver in which the normal lobular architecture is lost, with fibrosis and later nodular regeneration.
Where does laennec's cirrhosis come from?
Named after the French physician René Laennec.

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