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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Others averred that his attack was most serious,—an ossification or a scirrhus of some cartilage, a thing always fatal and dreadfully painful.
From Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day by Lever, Charles James
The scirrhus and encephaloid of the earlier writers are now transformed into fibrous and medullary cancer.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Should I register in my journal in the beginning of a scirrhus?
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock
If the disease is recognized early, and properly treated, a cure may be anticipated; later the outlook is that of scirrhus of the breast.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman
Another termination of scirrhus is in cancer, as described below.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus
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