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Rene Laennec - Definition

René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec (February 17, 1781- August 13, 1826), French physician; inventor of the stethoscope.

Cirrhosis of the liver is occasionally still called Laennec's cirrhosis, as Laennec was one of the first to recognise this problem as a disease entity.

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