scirrhous
Americanadjective
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Origin of scirrhous
First recorded in 1555–65; scirrh(us) + -ous
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For instance, investigating scirrhous gastric cancer, a typical diffuse-type cancer, would be particularly interesting.
From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2023
Although numerous abscesses have been formed in the lower part of it, and there has been considerable discharge, viscid or purulent, the upper part has remained as hard and almost as scirrhous as before.
From The Dog by Youatt, William
Thus new vessels shoot over the cornea of inflamed eyes, and into scirrhous tumours, when they become inflamed; and hence all inflamed parts grow together by intermixture, and inosculation of the new and old vessels.
From Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus
In this state, the walls of the organ are sometimes increased in thickness to the extent of ten or twelve lines, and are sometimes found also in a scirrhous or cancerous condition.
From Select Temperance Tracts by American Tract Society
A pressure made on the brachial vein and its branches by scirrhous glands in the axilla, is a common cause of this state.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin
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