(ˈ)lā]|nek(s)-, (ˈ)le], |läˌā]\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized L
Etymology: after René T. H. Laënnec died 1826 French physician
: 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