hobnailed liver
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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 — 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
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
