hobnail liver

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 CIRRHOSIS

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the liver of a patient with cirrhosis, which has a knobbly appearance caused by regenerating nodules separated by bands of fibrous tissue.

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a liver whose surface is marked by naillike points as a result of cirrhosis.

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  • 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

  • hobnail liver — noun also hobnailed liver 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 cirrhosis …   Useful english dictionary

  • hobnail liver — (also hobnailed liver) noun a liver with small knobbly projections due to cirrhosis …   English new terms dictionary

  • hobnail liver — the liver of a patient with cirrhosis, which has a knobbly appearance caused by regenerating nodules separated by bands of fibrous tissue …   The new mediacal 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

  • Цирроз Печени Атрофический (Hobnail Liver) — хроническое прогрессирующее заболевание, характеризующееся поражением паренхимы и стромы печени с дистрофией печеночных клеток, узловой регенерацией печеночной ткани и усиленным развитием соединительной ткани (ред.). Источник: Медицинский словарь …   Медицинские термины

  • Hobnail (disambiguation) — A hobnail is a short nail with a thick head: used to increase the durability of boot soles.Hobnail may also refer to:* A pattern of glassware: (sometime called Fenton Hobnail) where the body of the piece has a regular array of bumps, as if… …   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

  • hobnailed liver — noun see hobnail liver …   Useful english dictionary

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