scirrhus

American  

[skir-uhs, sir-] / ˈskɪr əs, ˈsɪr- /

noun

Pathology.

scirrhi, plural scirrhuses plural

1. a firm, densely collagenous cancer.

---

scirrhus British  

/ ˈsɪrəs, ˈsɪrɔɪd /

noun

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

---

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• scirrhoid
  adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

• scirrhi
  plural
• scirrhuses
  plural

Etymology

Origin of scirrhus

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

"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