scirrhus
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Origin of scirrhus
1595–1605; < New Latin < Latin scirros < Greek skírrhos, variant of skîros hard covering, derivative of skirós hard
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"The extirpation of the ovarian cyst in scirrhus, combined with dropsy, or in simple dropsy."
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin
Another termination of scirrhus is in cancer, as described below.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus
Such local dilatation at this point of the veins is incurable, but there are also hard tumors like scirrhus and malignant tumors, and those of great size.
From Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages by Walsh, James Joseph
In one, scirrhus of the pylorus was found; the stomach greatly enlarged; the small intestines contracted, red outside and gray within.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin
Dr. Arnott, an English physician, already referred to, who attended on Napoleon's death-bed, has informed us that he himself frequently reverted to the fact, that his father died of scirrhus of the pylorus.
From The History of Napoleon Buonaparte by Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson)
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