cirrhosis
noun
a disease of the liver characterized by increase of connective tissue and alteration in gross and microscopic makeup.
cirrhosed
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a word derived from
cirrhosis.
Example Sentences
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He believes that musical diagnosis will prove reliable in the case of broken bones, and asserts that already it has been proved that a fatty liver gives out tones distinct from a cirrhosed liver.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 25, 1914 by Various
