scirrhus

American  

[skir-uhs, sir-] / ˈskɪr əs, ˈsɪr- /

noun

Pathology.

plural

scirrhi, scirrhuses

1. a firm, densely collagenous cancer.

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scirrhus British  

/ ˈsɪrəs, ˈsɪrɔɪd /

noun

1. Also called: scirrhous carcinoma.  pathol a hard cancerous growth composed of fibrous tissues

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Other Word Forms

• scirrhoid adjective

Etymology

Origin of scirrhus

1595–1605; < New Latin < Latin scirros < Greek skírrhos, variant of skîros hard covering, derivative of skirós hard

Example Sentences

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

A scirrhus, or a hard unnatural swelling of the matrix is generally produced by neglected, or imperfectly cured phlegm, which, insensibly, hinders the functions of the womb, and predisposes the whole body to listlessness.

From The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy by Aristotle

Beyond the azure curtains of the sky, upward into the pure realm, over the rain-cloud and the thunder and the silver bars of the scirrhus, he places his quiet seats, his mansions of rest.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 15, January, 1859 by Various

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)

Another termination of scirrhus is in cancer, as described below.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus